Mastermind of MetroTech; No Relief for Brooklyn; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Firefighters were delayed in putting out the fire in Flatbush on Saturday night because an engine was already attending to a police officer who had accidentally shot himself in the leg. NY Times

- 'Mastermind' of MetroTech dies. Brooklyn Eagle 

- Feds deny relief to Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. Queens Crap 

- Nate Smith has left buzzy Prospect Heights newcomer Dean Street after just a month of helming the kitchen. Grub Street  

- DOT announces expanded pothole blitz.  Brooklyn Eagle 

- Brooklyn sells -- especially in the rest of the country.  Brooklyn Ink 

- Alaska lawmaker chooses icy boat ride over airport pat-down. NY Magazine

- Death toll in New Zealand from quake hits 65, expected to rise. Reuters  

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