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A new Grimaldi’s pizza place, Juliana’s, now has the right to serve up cheesy slices just one block from another Grimaldi’s in DUMBO, a Queens judge has ruled.  … Full Article

Nets coach Avery Johnson stopped shy of tagging his struggling unit with the "soft" tag Doc Rivers dropped on the Celtics last month following a disappointing home loss to Brooklyn. … Full Article

 Rajon Rondo lost his cool, and any chance at history, in the second quarter when Boston last met Brooklyn. This time, the second period featured some of the best basketball the Celtics have played this season. … Full Article

Here's a holiday treat for anyone who might have missed the first YouTube post earlier this month. Jay-Z enters a Brooklyn-bound subway — accompanied by a large entourage and gawked at by loving fans — and sits next to an elderly woman who was oblivious to the rapper's fame. … Full Article

An acoustic version of Psy's "Gangnam Style" by two Brooklyn Heights teenagers has become an instant YouTube sensation, drawing nearly 150,000 views. … Full Article

A baby dairy cow at the Prospect Park Zoo is the first to be born there. Zoo officials say the newborn calf weighed in at a healthy 84 pounds when he was born two weeks ago. He could grow to more than 1,000 pounds as an adult. … Full Article

Lucas G. Rubin, director of the Sports Management program at Columbia University, has lived on Sportsmen's Row in Park Slope since 2003. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, at its Winter Gala at the El Caribe Country Club last Thursday night, officially announced that it will be moving to 335 Adams St., next to the New York Marriott Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, in the spring. … Full Article

Nets coach Avery Johnson used the previous three days to give his team some rest after Brooklyn dropped nine of its last ten games. … Full Article

Henrik Krogius – world traveler, Emmy-award winning news producer and editor of the Brooklyn Heights Press for 22 of Brooklyn’s most transformative years -- has announced his retirement.  … Full Article