The crook struck both victims on the side of their skulls as they exited the bar, which is at the corner of Union Avenue, before escaping by car at around 4 am. Both victims were taken to Woodhull Hospital for treatment, cops said.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

Cops arrested four thugs suspected of shoving a cyclist to the ground and stealing his bike as he crossed the Williamsburg Bridge on June 27.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

The thieves grabbed the phone from the woman’s fingers as she sat at the park’s entrance at around 10:30 am, escaping from the park, which is at the corner of Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street, with the fancy phone.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Police nabbed three men suspected in a June 28 armed mugging on Broadway.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

The crook fired at his victim at around 4:30 pm, striking him in the arm as he drove down White Street between McKibben and Boerum streets. The shot left the victim bruised, but cops nabbed the suspect later that day.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Neighborhoods with the greatest number of cases included Borough Park, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and East New York.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Kyle was beaten to death June 6 in Cheatham and Martin's Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment. Both were arraigned on manslaughter charges this week in Brooklyn Supreme Court. Prosecutors say they didn't call for help until five hours after the boy's death.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

Two businesses that operate jointly at 192 Grand St. in Little Italy, Florio's Restaurant and the 192 Grand Street Cigar and Trading Company, filed a complaint yesterday in a Manhattan court against the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for issuing more than 50 smoking violations to the restaurant.

Published by New York Sun on July 1, 2008.

Cheatham and Martin, 23, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in  the June 6 beating death in their Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment.

Published by New York Daily News on July 1, 2008.

Mr. Newman is not alone. A growing number of style-conscious men are becoming more comfortable with the idea of showing some leg during the hot summer months. No longer does it seem remarkable to see men—straight men—dressed in slim-fitting shorts that hang well above the knee, from conservatively dressed 9-to-5 Manhattan types, to Williamsburg hipsters who wear their cutoffs so high, it evokes the lyrics to the 1993 R&B hit “Dazzey Duks” (or The Dukes of Hazzard, depending on one’s age).

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

Among the more controversial changes is Mr. Bloomberg’s aim to contract with high-volume food vendors, including some from out of state, to replace local kitchen staffs that prepare meals, whether they be kosher in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, or vegetarian at the United Hindu senior center in Jamaica, Queens. The new vendors would also provide more frozen meals, which are less costly and would require less frequent deliveries than the hot meals that come five days a week.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

Tyson's name emerged during an investigation of the Cash Money Brothers, a crew of thugs led by brothers Damion "World" Hardy and Myron "Wise" Hardy. The gang, which lifted its name from the film "New Jack City," had turned a Bedford-Stuyvesant housing project into a violent drug market, prosecutors said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 30, 2008.

Neighborhoods that produced the most noise complaints were Williamsburg and Flatbush in Brooklyn, Norwood in the Bronx and the East Village.

Published by New York Daily News on June 29, 2008.

The closest thing that Williamsburg has to a club house, The Levee opened in 2005 — in the space that once housed the notorious Koke’s Bar — and has been packed with locals playing pool, pinball and video games ever since.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

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Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on June 27, 2008.

Over at Studio B, a Greenpoint nightclub, there’s finally something hotter than the late-night dance parties: the rooftop barbecue. Starting last week, the club is throwing a monthly barbecue party featuring DJs, drink specials and a rotating cast of guest chefs — Avery Wittkamp (Marlow & Sons), Lesley Stockton (Dram Shop) and Heather Meldrom (ex-Craftsteak) are already lined up — dishing out $4 plates of gourmet grub.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The half-hour show, starting at 9:25 pm, will launch over 35,000 fireworks from two locations, on the East River between 10th and 24th streets, and at South Street Seaport. Anywhere along Brooklyn’s shores with a good view of the East River between Houston and 42nd streets — ideally, Williamsburg or Greenpoint — will be a great spot to watch fireworks.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

So Brooklyn is taking on Manhattan’s annual Fancy Food Show — June 29 through July 1 at the Jacob Javits Center — with its rival UnFancy Food Show, to be held Sunday, at the East River Bar [97 S. Sixth St. at Berry Street, (718) 302-0511] in Williamsburg.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

Earlier this month, DUMBO joined Park Slope, Fort Greene, Carroll Gardens, Borough Park, Downtown Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg by getting its very own farmer’s market.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

It’s certainly not the first time that the MTA has promised more than it could deliver. Following this year’s fare hike, the agency promised to spend $30 million on expanded service, such as bus service from Red Hook to Manhattan, a better G train, late-night B-train service to Coney Island, a new bus from Williamsburg to Manhattan, and an extension to the B67 to Fulton Ferry in DUMBO.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The city signed off on a new plan that would save the iconic Domino Sugar sign on the Williamsburg waterfront — and also pave the way for a glassy luxury addition atop the century-old sugar refinery building.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

"They should pay," said Carmen Mercer, 35, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, standing outside a midtown DMV office. "Everybody else has to pay. It comes with the responsibility of having a car."

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

Development Watch: Karl Coming to 196 Wallabout Street

Published by Brownstoner on June 25, 2008.

The City Council must still approve the plans, which include an 11-acre revamping of the Williamsburg waterfront, boasting 2,200 housing units, shops and parks.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

The Domino Sugar sign that announced the mill on the East River in Brooklyn for generations will be displayed atop new apartments being built at the site.

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.

Isaac Abraham, a 56-year-old community activist and hardware-store owner from Williamsburg, joins at least four other contenders for the Democratic nomination to succeed David Yassky, who represents the 33rd District.

Published by New York Post on June 23, 2008.

According to published reports, Green is accused of using her Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment as a sex pad for clients who paid $250 per half-hour for intercourse, and $100 per half-hour of oral sex.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 23, 2008.

Pujdak's fire company, Ladder 146 in Brooklyn, has not stopped grieving for the 23-year-old, who plummeted from the roof of a burning Williamsburg building last June 21, Horton said.

Published by New York Daily News on June 23, 2008.

Last year, Daniel Pujdak was fighting a fire in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn when fell off the roof, some 60 feet.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 22, 2008.

Daniel Pujdak was just 23 years old the day he died, a day that began like so many others in his short FDNY career: He started his shift more than two hours early and then happily accepted the challenging assignment of climbing to the roof of a burning Williamsburg building.

Published by New York Daily News on June 21, 2008.

A mugger held up a 31-year-old man on the corner of Metropolitan and Morgan avenues on June 14.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

Crooks stole seven copper cable lines from a rooftop cellular antenna atop a South Fifth Street residence, snagging $2,250 of the valuable metal. Thieves struck between April 16 and June 13, taking six copper wires and one copper plate from the rooftop, which is between Hooper and Hewes streets.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

That’s for sure. Teen Spirit has been pretty scarce around here lately. He goes off to “Eric’s house” on weekend nights, when he’s not at band practice, at a show somewhere in Bushwick, Williamsburg or Fort Greene, or hanging out with friends in Brooklyn Heights.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

The crook got into the station at around 10:25 am by begging a passerby to give him a free swipe. Once inside the station, which is at the corner of Harrison Place and Morgan Avenue, the thug grabbed his 21-year-old victim by the neck, throwing her to the ground, punching her in the face and ribs.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

Williamsburg residents are rallying behind long-shot plans to turn a soon-to-be demolished, century-old powerplant into an art museum, affordable housing, or community space — but without a deep-pocketed developer, saving Con Ed’s Kent Avenue structure from the wrecking ball may prove impossible. After weeks of speculation about the future of the 102-year-old building at the corner of Division Street...

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

A crook masquerading as a real-estate broker scammed a Manhattan woman out of $2,300 that she thought would help her secure a Thames Street apartment. The crook told the 19-year-old woman that she needed to put down as much money as she had to reserve an apartment between Knickerbocker Street and Porter Avenue on June 4. But on June 11 — after a week without contact with the broker — she alerted police.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

Cops apprehended the Manhattan resident on Dwight Street in Williamsburg.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

That’s for sure. Teen Spirit has been pretty scarce around here lately. He goes off to “Eric’s house” on weekend nights, when he’s not at band practice, at a show somewhere in Bushwick, Williamsburg or Fort Greene, or hanging out with friends in Brooklyn Heights.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

The borough’s growing prestige, though, has at least one potential downside for fledgling businesses. Lexy Funk, president of Brooklyn Industries, said her business had struggled to find enough space when it needed to expand, because property in Williamsburg, where the business was founded, is now so valuable, and residential development is so widespread.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

“I’m glad they have a mural out here,” said Jon Diamond of Williamsburg, who was drinking a Corona. “It’s fantastic.”

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

A crook stole a laptop from a McKibbin Street apartment on June 12. The thief struck after 9 am — when the 22-year-old victim left her apartment — and 12:30 the next morning, when she returned computer to find her laptop missing from the kitchen table. Cops say there were no signs of forced entry to the apartment, which is between Seigel and White streets.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

That’s for sure. Teen Spirit has been pretty scarce around here lately. He goes off to “Eric’s house” on weekend nights, when he’s not at band practice, at a show somewhere in Bushwick, Williamsburg or Fort Greene, or hanging out with friends in Brooklyn Heights.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

The new buses will shuttle tourists to the Brooklyn Museum for First Saturdays, a free event each month. On other Saturdays, the buses will remain in the borough, bringing to the park Brooklynites from neighborhoods like Bay Ridge and Williamsburg that have no easy mass transit connection.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

A no-good nanny stole an Apple computer, a digital camera, a shirt and a check from a South Third Street woman. The victim says that the nanny snatched the goods from the apartment, which is between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue, between April 1 and June 13.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 20, 2008.

“The Lower East Side and East London are so similar it’s unbelievable,” says John Hoad, who will move from England to manage the New York store. Hoad, speaking from the London salon, said that the store’s owners looked all over Manhattan and Brooklyn — Chelsea, the Meat Packing District, the West Village and Williamsburg — for the right neighborhood before settling on the LES.

Published by amNY.com on June 20, 2008.

The borough’s growing prestige, though, has at least one potential downside for fledgling businesses. Lexy Funk, president of Brooklyn Industries, said her business had struggled to find enough space when it needed to expand, because property in Williamsburg, where the business was founded, is now so valuable, and residential development is so widespread.

Published by New York Times on June 20, 2008.

Kowalski spoke after officiating at the funeral of the little boy who died June 6 after allegedly being beaten by his guardians, Nymeen Cheatham, 31, and Lemar Martin, 25, in their Bedford-Stuyvesant home.

Published by New York Post on June 19, 2008.