Beer and Food Crawl; Fake Building Inspectors; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Daylong beer and food crawl on Vanderbilt August 20. Must RSVP. Brooklynian

- The Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building at 55 Hanson Place was evacuated Sunday because of a manhole fire. The Local

- Enhancements to 4th Avenue include planting trees its entire length and enhancing the subway median vents with artwork.  Brooklyn Eagle

- Probably the rain: The roof collapsed at the Mr. Dollar store at 169 Graham Ave.in Williamsburg Sunday. (Video) NBC-NY

- The Duffield Children's Center in Downtown Brooklyn is threatened with closure again. NY1

- Fake building inspectors convicted in shakedown scheme. Brooklyn Eagle

- Dog theft is up 32 percent this year. Gawker

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