McDonalds Rubbout Video; Pan Am in Brooklyn Heights; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Chilling surveillance video, released by police Wednesday night, shows the rubout attempt that nearly ended the life of Tyquan Sewall, 18, at a Brooklyn McDonalds. NY Daily News

- Willoughby Square Park in Downtown Brooklyn gets $8 million in funding -- some from local developers -- after the city eliminated its funding. TRD

- Downtown Brooklyn to get some of those talking traffic signals. Brooklyn Eagle

- The 2011 Tour del Taco -- a bike ride through the finest taco establishments in Brooklyn -- takes place next weekend. Gothamist

- Pan Am films in Brooklyn Heights today -- but one reader says since the signs just went up yesterday, residents DO NOT have to move their cars! BHB

- In Brooklyn: protests against people swinging live chickens over their heads for the Jewish holidays. Brooklyn Eagle

- Cantaloupe will kill you. For real. Gawker

- It's probably time to stop visiting the Wall Street Journal's website. NY Magazine

- It's probably time to disconnect from Facebook, or at least eliminate aps like Spotify. Gizmodo

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