No Good Deed Goes Unpunished; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Vacant for more than 35 years, a lot at Woodhull and Columbia streets was lovingly turned into a park by Brooklyn neighbors. HPD's reaction? "Get out." Carroll Gardens Patch

- Those ambulettes that pick up sick people may not be real. Sheepshead Bites

- A 26-year-old woman went missing after heading to volunteer at a Brooklyn shelter on July 8. Her family received a chilling text from her phone: “The owner of this phone is dead, but she was smiling." CBS local

- DOT recommends no residential parking permits for Barclay's area, but some Brooklyn residents question their methodology. Atlantic Yards Report

- The Cyclones are mired in first slump of the summer. Brooklyn Eagle

- Pedophile Andrew Goodman declared his undying love for the boy he molested for years, but was sentenced to a mere two years. NY Post

- Having a stoop sale? Post a notice here: Brokelyn

- What's going on at 340 Court Street. Brownstoner

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