Brooklyn in Brief, Wednesday

- The new Hannah Senesh school building, on Smith near First Place, must be feeling a bit squeezed these days. The house right next door is getting a "vertical and horizontal enlargement," and around the corner of 360 Smith, it's looking at the proposed Stein/Scarano building. Pardon Me For Asking

- If you, too, feel that traditional crafts just "don't utilize enough Barbie parts," you'll be relieved to learn that Brooklyn does have a Diorama Club! New York Magazine

- The development changes coming to the Willoughby-Fulton Street part of the old Downtown Brooklyn will lead to dramatic changes in traffic patterns, rules and regulations. Brooklyn Eagle

- Great wrap-ups of 360 Smith Street meeting. Pardon Me For Asking and Gowanus Lounge

- The Brooklyn Cyclones wiped out their rivals, the reigning champion Staten Island Yankees, in the opening round of the New York–Penn League playoffs. Brooklyn Paper

- Brownstoner tell us about WNYC's Worst Buildings in New York contest!

- Why is there a stop work order issued against the owner of the former Franklin Trust building at 166 Montague Street -- and what about that giant rat? Brooklyn Eagle

- More Brooklynites lose home-owners insurance, even if they're miles away from a flood zone. New York Magazine