Brooklyn News

1. How to Raise Kids in Brooklyn: 9 French Tips to Avoid Horribly Permissive Parenting

   Via Ruth Franklin in Brooklyn, the "epicenter of permissive parenting" and home of " Shit Park Slope Parents Say ," comes an insightful review of Pamela Druckerman's new book, Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting .

2. On land where 'lives were once traded,' black history museum rises on National Mall

   First lady Michelle Obama meets Piper Shillingford, 4, from Stuyvesant Heights Montessori Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., with President Barack Obama, right, during a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Wednesday.

3. The East Village Bear Attack of 1932

   This is 84 Second Avenue in the East Village. I've always liked this building, mainly because it's one of those old-fashioned, two-story, glass storefronts that were once so common and are now increasingly rare.

4. 81-Year-Old Man Pushed Onto Subway Tracks While Chasing iPhone Thief

   The NYPD is asking for the public's help in finding two suspects who pushed an 81-year-old man onto the tracks at the Lorimer Street J platform in Brooklyn on Friday, said police.

5. Brooklyn is Angry: G'pointers: TV show 'Smash' treats us like trash

   Greenpoint residents are calling cut on a TV show that they claim takes up too many parking spaces and causes too much noise.

6. Boylands Go Bust in Brooklyn: Is William Jr. the Last of the 'Kennedys of Brownsville'?

   The past 12 months have not been good for assemblyman William Boyland Jr. In March, he was arrested on federal corruption charges.

7. City Room: Abraham J. Simberg's Brooklyn Tower Joins the Landmarks Roster

   The architect Abraham J. Simberg has finally received what he was looking for all along: professional respect and appreciation for the vibrant Jazz Age tower he inscribed on the downtown Brooklyn skyline in 1928 - the 30-story Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building, now a residential co-op, at 75 Livingston Street.

8. Lil' Kim (Brooklyn) vs Lil' Kim (North Korea): How to Tell the Difference

   In a recent LOLcover, Time Magazine named newly minted dictator Kim Jong-un the "Lil' Kim" of North Korea .

9. 3 Charged In Counterfeit Card Scam At Giant Eagles, Walmarts

   Three people from Brooklyn, N.Y, were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit credit cards, U.S. Attorney David Hickton said.

10. Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Political 'Robocall' Attack on Scott Rumana

    A paid political consultant pleaded guilty Tuesday to arranging for deceptive "robocalls" attacking Republican Assemblymen Scott Rumana and David Russo to be placed to over 12,000 voters during the 2009 primary race.

11. Brooklyn Bridge Champagne

    IMAGE: Wine Cellar, Brooklyn Bridge, 1992, by photographer Stanley Greenberg , via Urban Omnibus , where you can also view it much larger .

12. Historic pages from the archives of the Staten Island Advance: June 23, 1977 -- July 22, 1977

    JUNE 23, 1977 PLEAS AND PROTESTS Community residents clashed with state officials and parent-backed groups last night over a proposal to put a home for the severely retarded in the Arlington Terrace Apartments, Mariners Harbor.

13. GOWANUS: Coffee clash: Brooklyn baristas brew let it drip at java-making competition

    Rose-Emma Lunderman has put her brews, sweat and tears into becoming America's espresso master - spending more than 100 hours grinding beans and frothing milk in preparation for the Northeast Regional Barista Championship this weekend.

14. Devastated mom turns other cheek in son's death

    The hit-and-run driver who ran down her son is still at large, but Nancy Tillman can't bring herself to harbor thoughts of vengeance.

15. Excavation reveals part of churc...

    We may never know if the workers who constructed the building and steeple for Holy Trinity Church 150 years ago were drinking on the job.

16. NY dems: let's kill jobs

    Albany Democrats are determined to push through a 17 percent hike in New York state's minimum wage, despite repeated warnings that it would hurt the economy - especially small-business owners.

17. Anti-Bike Lane Lawsuit Rolls On and So Does the Tab

    The same crew of bitchy Brooklynites who sued to have the Prospect Park West Bike lane removed and LOST, is appealing last summer's ruling and the costs could start adding up.

18. Four-Alarm Brooklyn Fire Sends Nine Bravest To Hospital

    Nine city firefighters were taken to the hospital Monday after battling a four-alarm fire in a Brooklyn auto shop.

19. 'Prima Donna' has US premiere at Brooklyn Academy

    In this Feb. 17, 2012 photo provided by the City Opera, from left, Randal Turner performs as the manservant Phillipe, Melody Moore as Regine , coloratura Kathryn Guthrie Demos as Marie, and Taylor Staytonas Andre, during a dress rehearsal of Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Brooklyn, New York.

20. 'Prima Donna' has US premiere at Brooklyn Academy

    In this Feb. 17, 2012 photo provided by the City Opera, Melody Moore performs as Regine with Taylor Staytonas Andre, during a dress rehearsal of Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Brooklyn, New York.