Overcrowded DUMBO, Gross Yogurt and Other Brooklyn Briefs

- With the recent opening of Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, occupancy and sales have surged at One Brooklyn Bridge Park.  Brooklyn Eagle 

- Wicked Spoon, Park Slope’s new frozen yogurt joint, is offering rare and exotic toppings — including chocolate-covered crickets. Brooklyn Paper 

- Crowds, triple-parking, film shoots: Has DUMBO become a victim of its own popularity?  Dumbo NYC

- Six Flags Great Adventure: get the scoop on cheap(er) tickets, how to get there and best times to go.  Brokelyn  

- Ads opposing a planned mosque near Ground Zero will soon be seen on city buses after the MTA approved their design, which shows an airplane headed toward the burning World Trade Center. NY Post 

- Sea surface temperatures in the mid-Atlantic averaged about 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit above normal from March to June, creating fuel for hurricanes. Bloomberg
 
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