Don’t Pave Paradise
Community members are gathering opposition to Brooklyn College’s plans to replace most of the 14-year-old Campus Road Community Garden, in Ditmas Park, with a parking lot. They’ve also started a petition, which already has 205 signatures. Cue the Joni Mitchell, please.
UPDATE: Our reporter Nathania Zevi is on her way to cover the meeting. Check back later to see who showed up and what their plans are to fight for the garden’s future.
Court to hear Evidence Against Accused Craigslist Robbers
The pre-trial hearing for two of the men accused of luring people with Craigslist ads for iphones and then robbing them at gunpoint begins today in the Brooklyn Criminal Court.
Where’s the money?
The city’s Comptroller John C. Liu plans to announce with today his findings that city agencies paid nearly $1 million to service providers in “handshake agreements”
Kombucha, the new bubbly?
The New York Times reports that home-brewed kombucha is the new yerba mate. Never mind that fermented tea tastes exactly like it sounds. It appears San Francisco is beating hipster Brooklyn again, but there’s still time for catch-up thanks to Kombucha Brooklyn.
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