Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 15
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
- Democratic District Leader Jo Anne Simon formally launches Assembly bid [BE]
- Parks Department Cleans Graffiti From Fruit Street Sitting Area [BHB]
- Anti-Gun Violence Rally Marches Across Brooklyn Bridge [NY1, N12]
- DUMBO Landlord Lures Artists With Rent Discounts [CNY]
- Björk’s Biophilia App is the First to be Added to MoMA’s Collection [BHB]
- DUMBO Shake Shack to Name Concrete After Jane’s Carousel [DNA]
Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace
- Judge Extends Temporary Restraining Order on Prospect Park Residence to Ensure Elderly Are Cared For [NYDN]
- An Ornette Coleman Tribute at Celebrate Brooklyn! [NYT]
- Nail Salon Replaces Video Store [HPS]
- Street Fairs in the Slope: No Parking, Buses Rerouted [SSN]
- 19 Envelopes of Hidden Cash in Prospect Park [Gothamist], Leading People to Scramble [NYP], But We Should All Ignore It [BKM]
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
- Williamsburg ATM Stripped of Keypad, Card Reader, Police Say [DNA]
- Innovation at Northside Fest, or Maybe Not So Much [B+B]
- What Not to Miss at Northside Festival [L Mag]
- Williamsburg Loft of John Seymour, Restaurateur [NYT]
- Williamsburg Adds Gloss, Wipes Out Culture; Even the Journal Laments it [WSJ]
- Inside Henry Norman Hotel, Offering an ‘Industrial Chic’ Experience in Greenpoint [B+B]
- Inside a Williamsburg Party Featuring Pizza From Across the Borough [Gothamist]
- ‘Donna,’ South Williamsburg Cocktail Bar, Rises From the Ashes [PM]
- Shane Smith, VICE media mogul, has won over millennials, investors [FT]
- The World Naked Bike Ride Along Kent Avenue Was Very Wet [VV]
- What to Expect From Bon Appetit’s Greenpoint Grub Crawl [BKM]
Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton