Dental Nightmare, and More Brooklyn in Brief, Tuesday P.M.

- Imagine going in to get a wisdom tooth pulled, and then being locked inside the dental office and forgotten by the staff. Talk about a Brooklyn dental nightmare! CBS13

- City councilman Erik Dilan has funneled more than $180,000 in taxpayer money into a small Bushwick nonprofit run by his wife, the Daily News says.

- Joe Chan, head of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, has a nice writeup on Crain NY's "40 Under 40."

- Foxy heads home after eight months in the slammer. Wait -- first she goes shopping. Brooklyn Eagle

- Pope comes, stores lose money. WWD

- Gotta love that wall at 360 Smith Street. Gowanus Lounge

- Polytechnic University is already reaping the benefits of the planned merger with New York University through increased enrollment and accelerated global expansion, Polytechnic’s president Jerry Hultin told Crain's NY.