The Sky Is Not Falling (in Carroll Gardens, at Least)
Bedford-Stuyvesant: Who's this mysterious "Michael," whose handwritten notes left on doorsteps offer to pay for Brooklyn homes in cash? [Brownstoner]
Carroll Gardens: Is the sky falling? Nah, it's just corrugated steel from a condo conversion crashing down near neighbors' windows. [Brownstoner]
Chelsea: On the 23rd Street strip that once hosted New York's flagship Krispy Kreme, the newish Burgers & Cupcakes — complete with giant, spinning cupcake — draws mixed nabe reviews. [Chelsea.ClickYourBlock via BlogChelsea]
Chelsea: Will landmark 1971 Knox Martin mural Venus be eclipsed by a sleek new Jean Nouvel condo tower? [Curbed]
Clinton Hill: Is Pratt planning to destroy these beautiful, boarded-up townhouses on Willoughby Street? [Clinton Hill Blog]
Prospect Heights: With stakes raised by Sunday Times coverage, the backlash against the street art–defacing "Splasher" intensifies. [Englishman in New York]
Red Hook: There are good places to eat in a neighborhood that's "not just for crackheads anymore." [Chow via Brooklyn Record]
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