Monday, January 10, 2011

The Bird Hoarder of Flatbush and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Neighbors are pissed about "the bird hoarder of Flatbush."  NY Daily News

Brooklyn Law School will reportedly sell its 12-story dormitory building on Joralemon Street for $12 million. Brooklyn Eagle    BUT - a developer is suing the school for violating an agreement to sell the building to them instead. TRD

- Sewing clubs "popping up all over Brooklyn" encourage the repair and reuse of clothing. inhabitat

- Brooklyn music producer Roger Greenawalt is getting ready for his annual marathon concert of the Beatles on ukulele. NY1

- Yesterday was No Pants Subway Ride Day. Gothamist

- A thief stole $250 and a vibrator from a Keap Street apartment. Brooklyn Paper 

- How a blogger lost a Hotmail account to Nigerian spammers -- and how the blogger exacted their revenge.  Spamming My Spammer 

- Going viral: the rumor that Facebook will be shutting down March 15. Huff Post

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