White was killed when gunfire erupted during the cookout, which left four others wounded in Bedford-Stuyvesant Sunday.

Published by New York Post on July 8, 2008.

A $12,000 dollar reward is being offered in connection with the shooting of five people at a Bedford-Stuyvesant over the weekend.

Published by WNBC on July 8, 2008.

A Bedford-Stuyvesant man who weighed more than 700 pounds and puffy "Sopranos" actor Joe Gannascoli will strut their stuff Tuesday as the latest beneficiaries of Borough President Marty Markowitz's Lighten Up, Brooklyn campaign.

Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

Some residents of Bed-Stuy are ready to zip off in one of several cars available from the “wheels when you want them” company. [Bed-Stuy Blog]

Published by New York Times on July 7, 2008.

Starting Monday, street cleaning rules in parts of Gowanus Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill will be temporarily suspended while 2100 street signs with new parking rules are put in place.

Published by WNBC on July 7, 2008.

They range from the creation of a massive world-class park at the 2,200-acre former Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island to $50 million for rebuilding an Olympic-size pool and bringing a recreation center to McCarren Park in Williamsburg.

Published by New York Post on July 7, 2008.

Timothy Wright, his wife, and grandson were headed home to Roosevelt, Long Island, from a church conference in Detroit.Wright, known as the godfather of gospel, is pastor of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Bedford Stuyvesant.

Published by WNBC on July 7, 2008.

A courtyard cookout ended in chaos and bloodshed early Sunday morning, with a young woman killed and four people wounded in a Bedford Stuyvesant shootout, the police said.

Published by New York Times on July 7, 2008.

For example, a nonprofit looking to acquire space in Williamsburg for industrial use would need to get the OK from the council, and then work closely with the city's Economic Development Corporation, providing a step-by-step breakdown of the progress of the project.

Published by Gotham Gazette on July 7, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by amNY.com on July 6, 2008.

Police said the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by WNBC on July 6, 2008.

On June 10, Nina Lalli was mugged as she walked from Fort Greene to her home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, she said in an interview.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

In recent months, an old crime has started to reappear near where Ms. Evans lives, on the border of Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: a spate of muggings that has caught some in the neighborhood by surprise.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

In recent months, an old crime has started to reappear near where Ms. Evans lives, on the border of Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: a spate of muggings that has caught some in the neighborhood by surprise.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

The 88th Precinct, which covers Clinton Hill, has recorded a 26 percent increase in robberies so far this year, from 99 in 2007 to 125, for the period ending on June 29. Robberies are defined as the forcible taking of property from a person.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

As she walked past a group of teenagers at the corner of Willoughby Avenue and Walworth Street, she said someone hit her on the back of the head, and she fell to the ground.

Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

...in an interview. As she walked past a group of teenagers at the corner of Willoughby Avenue and Walworth Street, she said someone hit her on the back of the head, and she fell to...

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on July 5, 2008.

Edwin Aleman staked out his viewing spot in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn hours before the show.

Published by New York Daily News on July 5, 2008.

Little Severine McQueeney’s mom, Margo Gibson, was harassed by Parks workers after taking this cute picture of her daughter at Underwood Playground in Clinton Hill.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 3, 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.

229 DeKalb Ave. (at Clermont Ave.), Fort Greene; (718) 222-1510

Published by Brownstoner on July 2, 2008.

The robber ambled up to a teller at 3 pm in the institution at the corner of Clinton Avenue and gave her a handwritten note demanding greenbacks.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

An inquisitive crook stole a man’s laptop, literally from his lap, in a DeKalb Avenue coffee shop on June 27.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

AYE, AYE, BROOKLYN The General Greene (229 DeKalb Ave. at Clermont Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 718-222-1510) opened yesterday.

Published by New York Sun 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.

A woman impersonating a prostitute robbed a man with the help of her accomplices on Carlton Avenue on June 29.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

A burglar broke into a popular DeKalb Avenue restaurant on June 22 and stole cold hard cash.

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.

House of the Day: 306 Washington Avenue

Published by Brownstoner 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.

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.

Meanwhile, DOT announced alternate side parking regulations will be temporarily suspended for six to eight weeks, beginning Monday, in parts of Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Gowanus in Community Board 6. The department plans to post 2,100 signs.

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

A rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn has enabled plans for a major expansion of the Fulton Mall, a retail district that business owners say has untapped potential. [Daily News]

Published by New York Times on June 30, 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.

Car owners in a wide swath of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Gowanus will join their Park Slope counterparts and not have to move their cars as alternate-side-of-the-street parking is suspended for six to eight weeks starting on July 7.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 30, 2008.

At the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 93 percent of the senior class — nearly all collegebound — collected their diplomas on Thursday, far higher than the city’s graduation rate of roughly 50 percent.

Published by New York Times on June 30, 2008.

275 Adelphi Street GMAP (right)

Published by Brownstoner on June 30, 2008.

When they look to the nearby neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble hill, Boerum Hill and Fort Greene, they see growing affluence and a lucrative demographic.

Published by New York Daily News on June 29, 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 development became possible due to a 2004 rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn to allow for taller buildings. The idea was to create a kind of Jersey City, attracting back offices of financial services firms dispersing their operations after 9/11.

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

When they look to the nearby neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble hill, Boerum Hill and Fort Greene, they see growing affluence and a lucrative demographic.

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

StudioEIS, a sculpture workshop in Dumbo, is fabricating a statue of Abraham Lincoln to stand outside the former president’s historic summer cottage, the Soldiers’ Home in Washington.

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

The Parks Department has fired the electrician rushing to complete the restoration of the Prison Ship Martyrs monument in Fort Greene Park in time for its 100th anniversary in November — and now the agency is scrambling to finish the work on time.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

Fort Greene: Organizers might not have a building or even a location yet for the proposed Fort Greene Food Co-op, but, by golly, they’ve got a name.

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.

Things will heat up on opening night with a concert by Crown Heights native Buckshot and Mecca the Ladybug from Digable Planets at the Masonic Temple in Fort Greene. The following day, the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO will host an evening of emerging talent (and free beer!), but the main event is on Saturday, July 12: family-friendly music and events, followed by a 4 pm concert headlined by KRS-One (pictured). An after party at Southpaw will take the festival into the wee hours of the morning.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

A jogger on Clinton Avenue was thrown to the pavement and mugged by two hooligans on June 15. The fitness buff’s run was interrupted near the corner of DeKalb Avenue at around 10 pm when attackers grabbed him from behind, placed him in a chokehold and knocked him down.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.