Brooklyn Heights: Neighbors complain about the Clinton Street Barber Shop's ugly sign. But is it all that bad? [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Carroll Gardens: Buon gusto! After an extended close, the fave bakery Monteleone's is once again open for business. Get your cheesecake! [A Brooklyn Life]
Cobble Hill: Postmodern luxury living comes to quaint Tiffany Place … behold the sold-out Tiffany Tower. [Brownstoner]
Coney Island: Cyclone views! Looks like the city may be edging toward a deal with megadeveloper Thor Equities to allow high-rise residential units in the famed amusement district. [Bay News via Gowanus Lounge]
Harlem: Lots of smoke (and photos) but only minor injuries in the fire on Lenox and 116th. [Harlem Fur]
Lower East Side: Get a glimpse of the "urban salvage" aesthetic of the new Bowery Hotel. [Vanity Fair via Curbed]
Williamsburg: It probably won't win any design awards, but the Northside Pier residential tower continues its climb into the sky, with workers pouring concrete for floor twenty this past weekend. [I'm Not Sayin', I'm Just Sayin']