Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for May 20

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO

Who are the sellers of Brooklyn’s priciest home? Find out here [Brooklyn Eagle]
Burned ReBar Couple Could Get Lucky After All [Brooklyn Paper]
Pier Party in Brooklyn Bridge Park Thursday [Brooklyn Based]
NYS Assemblymember Joan Millman Will Not Seek Reelection [Brooklyn Heights Blog via Brooklyn Eagle]

Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace

De Blasio officiates wedding of local Park Slope barista [FiPS]
Edwardian Park Slope Building Debuts Four-Bedroom Condos Starting at $2.395 Million [Brownstoner]
Out of time in Windsor Terrace: Faith eroding among Bishop Ford High School Activists [Brooklyn Paper]

Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Craft New York Beer Festival Coming to Brooklyn Brewery [BK Mag]
Help Make McGolrick Park an Urban Oasis [Greenpointers]
Son Of Murdered Satmar Slumlord Robbed At Knifepoint In Williamsburg [Failed Messiah]

Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton:

Bed-Stuy & Bushwick

Interfaith set to come out of bankruptcy a changed hospital [Capital New York]
Bushwick “Genius” Bedazzling “Every Single Dog Turd” [Gothamist]
Fake Traffic Jam for HBO’s “Girls” Causes Real Traffic Jam [DNAInfo]
No Tiki Disco at Roberta’s This Year [Brokelyn]
Welcome to the Neighborhood, Penn Badgley [Bushwick Daily]

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay

Avenue U’s Grandpa’s Pizza Closes Down, Further Proof Of Corner Curse [Sheepshead Bites]

Borough Park & Sunset Park

1 Sunset Park BID says sidewalk clothing bins aren’t going to charity [Brooklyn Eagle]
Mexican expats in Sunset Park whip each other–for tradition’s sake [Brooklyn Paper]

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate

Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York

Modern Developments Are Gaining Ground in Even the Farthest Outreaches of Brooklyn [NY Observer]

Clinton Hill & Fort Greene

Moms Launch ‘Camp Fort Greene’ to Offer Summer Adventures Close to Home [DNAInfo]
Lost Black Dog in Fort Greene [The Nabe]

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens

$3 Million Market for Brownstones in Prospect Heights [BK to the Fullest]
$5 Million Gift to Endow Director’s Position at Brooklyn Museum [New York Times]

Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood

Lincoln Center Performances Coming Up At The Kensington Library [Kensington BK]
Market On Cortelyou Is Becoming A Craft Beer Shangri-la [Ditmas Park Corner]
2 hurt in Flatbush fire on Ocean Avenue [News12]

Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin

Gowanus & Red Hook

Petition Circulating To Curb Excessive Construction Noise At Lighstone Group’s Mega Development In Gowanus [Pardon Me For Asking and Gowanus Your Face Off]

Borough-Wide

Eight Brooklyn Neighborhoods You Won’t Recognize in 5 Years [Complex]
De Blasio Vows To Slay Time Warner With “Universal, Affordable High Speed Internet” [Gothamist]
NYPD kicks off 48-hour initiative to crack down on speeding drivers [News12]

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