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Endless bummer: Fort Tilden probably closed this year too

As we enter (hopefully) winter's last month, thoughts are kind of almost moving to summer and the various adventures we…

Kids today too good to live in dark little holes

We usually try not to get too grumpy about kids today and how they're soft and how in our day…

People stole over 70,000 books from Brooklyn libraries in 2012

Public libraries are a precious resource, spreading the joy of reading to people no matter what their socioeconomic status, and…

February will suck a little less thanks to Black Artstory Month

February kinda sucks, what with Schmalentine's Day and the whole Arctic winter of endless sorrows. Even if you are into Valentine's…

If you’ve got a spare $100K, you can rent 285 Kent for the year [UPDATE: Or not]

285 Kent might be gone, in a metaphorical sense, but the physical building still remains. Remains empty and lonely and…

Thursday lunchtime linkage

Michael Grimm's threats are nothing new [Bensonhurst Bean] Oh Jesus, here comes a mushrooms panic [DNA Info] Rangers beat the…

PBS wants to hear about the best of Brooklyn from you

In case you haven't noticed, Brooklyn's been having a bit of a moment for oh, about the last 15 years.…

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

Rep. Michael Grimm threatens to break reporter in half [ANIMAL] We've got a new "most expensive house ever" in Windsor…

Miss out on Biggie’s house? Now you can live in Jay-Z’s stash spot

It might not be 2009 anymore, which means that you aren't hearing "Empire State of Mind" blasting out of every…

Tuesday lunchtime linkage

Brooklyn is getting CompStat [Daily News] It had to be snakes [DNA Info] A tour through Woodlawn's Little Ireland [Untapped…