New Grimaldi's; Bob Diamond's $100 Million Lawsuit; Restaurants; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- They lined up around the block to try out the new Grimaldi's this weekend. NY1

- City blocks Whole Foods until the grocer proves it won’t mess up the Gowanus. Brooklyn Paper

- Bob Diamond of Atlantic Avenue Tunnel fame has a new lawyer and a new strategy in his $100 million lawsuit against the City of New York, the city Department of Transportation (DOT), the Fire Department and others. Brooklyn Eagle

- $6.8 million Brooklyn Heights townhouse is in teardown condition. Curbed

- Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ refusal to name Orthodox Jewish child molesters prosecuted by his office has the community outraged. Failed Messiah

- In two weeks 2,000 office cleaners and building service workers across the city could go on strike. Brooklyn Eagle

- A new restaurant opened on Atlantic Avenue on Friday night, complete with 50 Cent on the sound system, a comic book for every customer, and house-made kale chips while you wait. Carroll Gardens Patch

- Marty Golden endorses Mitt Romney. Brooklyn Politics Blog

- A Stuyvesant High School senior died after a he was struck by a boozed-up driver while standing on a Brooklyn street divider. NY Daily News

- Brooklyn junior high school racks up most suspensions in city for sexting. NY Post

- The 10 most insane delusions of Kim Jong-il. Gawker

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