'Brooklyn Girl,' Shitibike, Bone Karma and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Cop who ran over teacher in Williamsburg was talking on the phone. [NY Mag] 

- 12-year-old Brooklyn boy missing, disappeared on the 4th of July. [News 12]

- Jehovah's Witnesses are selling six DUMBO properties for $375 million, averaging $62.5 million a property. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- McCarren Park Pool sees its first arrests of the season. [NY Mag]

- Brooklyn epic bike ride coming soon. [Brownstoner]

- Brooklyn Magazine tries to define the "Brooklyn Girl." [Bkmag] Jezebel finds the Brooklyn Girl concept pretty irritating. [Jez]

- Shitibike is here. [Here]

- Guy who sold diseased body parts dies of bone cancer. Victims' kin say, “Karma's a bitch." [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Very bad weather hits Toronto, flooding streets and even subway cars. [Gothamist]

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