Another Body Found in Prospect Park Lake; Incurable Disease Hits Brooklyn Oak Trees; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Linus, Dachshund (10 m/o), Dekalb & Portland Ave., Brooklyn, NY • "He barely graduated dog school." pic.twitter.com/dJmEOb6yaf

— The Dogist (@thedogist) January 1, 2017

- A search for a missing person ended tragically Monday, when the body of a 19-year-old man was pulled from Prospect Park’s lake. [Daily News]

- Deadly, incurable & fast spreading oak wilt disease detected in Brooklyn trees. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn cheerleaders need help getting to the national championship in Orlando. [abc7]

- Cops are looking for a man who tried to rip off a woman’s pants in an elevator in Ditmas Park. [Daily News]

- The big-money developers who lavished cash on Mayor de Blasio’s nonprofit appear to be behind the planning of the multibillion-dollar Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) trolley line. [NY Post]

- Brighton Beach is brought to life through the lens of Franck Bohbot in this 'Little Odessa' series. [fubiz]

- Brooklyn to show up in force at post-inauguration protest. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- To kick off the Trump era, the House votes to get rid of the Office of Congressional Ethics. [TPM]

WATCH: Nicki Minaj performs "Starships", from "The Pinkprint Tour: Nicki Minaj Live From Brooklyn" concert special. pic.twitter.com/HNJmWsqMVf

— Minaj Society (@MinajSociety) January 2, 2017

Nicki Minaj performs "Starships", from "The Pinkprint Tour in Brooklyn.

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Nude Shakespeare; 'Love Pimpin' Gets Slammed; BBQ'd Eel Thieves; and More Brooklyn Briefs

This morning #Harbor #SCUBA pulled this dog from the waters of Gravesend Bay. If you recognize him, call @NYPD62Pct pic.twitter.com/X149K5XRdJ

— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) August 19, 2016

- Female Shakespeare troupe bringing a free, all-nude Tempest to Prospect Park. [Brokelyn]

- Former Thomas Jefferson H.S. basketball star sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting his friend and basketball rival in Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]

- A Brooklyn man known as ‘Love Pimpin’ was sentenced to 30 years Monday for prostituting minors and producing child pornography. [Pix11]

- Man found dead in Bay Parkway home with cuts on neck and arms. [Bensonhurst Bean]

- 108 Wycoff Street isn’t your typical Brooklyn brownstone. It delights people from all over and has become a wall of hope and beauty. [CBS local]

- Three men caught in Brooklyn with $360G worth of -- what else? -- stolen barbecued eels. [Daily News]

- Gross: An X-ray technician was arrested Saturday on suspicion of groping two female patients at Kings County Hospital. [Pix11]

- The “healthy food chain” Honeygrow will be opening its first New York City restaurant on Joralemon St. in Brooklyn Heights. [BHB]

- Jalapa Jar breakfast taco shop opens in the arcade at the St. George Hotel and Clark Street subway 2/3 station Tuesday morning. [Gothamist]


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BK Dog Day: 'One Doggone Day in Brooklyn' this Sunday

Prospect Park is literally going to the dogs on Sunday morning with 'One Doggone Day in Brooklyn.'

The event includes a doggie fashion show, giveaways, a doggie buffet and more.

See poster for info.

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Spumoni Gardens Lurker ID'd; Knockout Punch Victim Speaks Out; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Unveiled: @ComicaveStudios' 75th Anniversary #CaptainAmerica statue, to be installed in Brooklyn on August 10! pic.twitter.com/q0HZSBDYBU

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) July 21, 2016

- Police have identified the man seen outside the home of Louis Barbati prior to the L&B Spumoni Gardens co-owner’s slaying. [Daily News]

- Video shows brutal Brooklyn Heights knockout punch; victim gives advice to Heights residents. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The 8 best pools in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Magazine]

- Brooklyn junkyard fire blackens sky over East Flatbush / Canarsie. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- First-ever virtual reality concert coming to Prospect Park. [Time Out]

- The city has yielded to Red Hookers’ demands to place a planned neighborhood ferry stop inside the Atlantic Basin. [Brooklyn Paper]

- Time Out lists the 20 best restaurants in Brooklyn. #1? Semilla in Williamsburg. [Time Out]



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Prospect Park's Elegant Pop-Up Dinner Is Sold Out, Wait-list Still Open

Courtesy Handmade Events

A Pop-Up Dinner planned for June 11 is sold out, according to the Prospect Park Alliance. The wait-list, however, is still accepting names.

Pop-up dinners are elegant white-attire-only events that draw thousands. The venue, tables, chairs and entertainment are provided by organizers. Guests come dressed in all white and bring "inspired" culinary dishes, wine, table designs and table cloths.The exact location is revealed only at the last moment.

It's quite a sight to see a sea of white-dressed guests dining al fresco. 

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Brooklyn Boxer On the Run; Bernie Sanders in Prospect Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs

We're Doomed. Photo by MK Metz

 - Brooklyn boxer on the run after beating girlfriend, sending her to hospital in critical condition. [NY Daily News]

- Police responded to Boro Park where a trailer was allegedly being used as an illegal day care. [abc7]

- Bernie Sanders is holding a star-studded rally in Prospect Park this week. [Brokelyn]

- The By Brooklyn boutique is closing its doors as Smith Street experiences a loss of foot traffic. [DNAinfo]

- Brooklyn man sets TV-binge-watching world record at 94 hours. [Vulture]

- The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association is defending an NYPD officer who was caught on video telling a driver that Mayor Bill de Blasio wants cops to give out summonses. [CBSlocal]

- The more the U.S. government learns about the Zika virus, the more risks it seems to pose. [Slate]

- David Brock boasted that his researchers had assembled a trove of research on Donald Trump that Democrats could use to “knock Trump Tower down to the sub-basement.” [Politico]

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Brooklyn Heights Library Developer's Ties to de Blasio; Link Wi-Fi Coming to Brooklyn; and More Briefs

-  Hudson Companies, a developer with ties to de Blasio, won the Brooklyn Heights Library job despite being outbid. So what else is new? [NY Post]

- LinkNYC Wi-Fi network, replacing pay phones, coming to Brooklyn soon. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Friendly fire may have injured one of the two NYPD officers in Brooklyn shootout. [NY1]

- Mourners say goodbye to Brooklyn teen accidentally shot while playing video game. [Daily News]

- 4 people slashed, stabbed in Brooklyn and the Bronx. [CBS]

- Downtown Brooklyn has fallen short on office and commercial development since it was rezoned more than a decade ago. [Daily News]

- After seniors evicted, fuming Prospect Park Residence families head to Albany. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Close Rikers, rebuild La Guardia, create a street car connecting Brooklyn and Queens. Question for pols: Who's going to pay for all this? [Crain's NY]

- National nightmare: Cuomo ready to run if Hillary or Bernie don't take the White House. [NY Post]


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Adorable Mini Zebu Calf Born at Prospect Park Zoo

Zebu and calf  by Julie Larsen Maher

An adorable miniature zebu calf was born at the Prospect Park Zoo on July 21.

The zoo tells us that zebu is one of the oldest breeds of cattle, believed to have originated in southern India around 6,000 years ago. Although small, adult mini zebus can weigh up to 500 pounds and measure three to four feet in length.

The Prospect Park Zoo also has miniature horses!



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Pier 6 Meeting at CB2; Teens Shot Near Brooklyn Museum, and More Brooklyn Briefs

A plea from the proprietor of Root Hill Cafe to help find her brother, who disappeared Thursday in Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/OjXGtMNWP5

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) July 13, 2015

- A CB2 committee to consider Pier 6 towers Monday (tonight) at Polytechnic. [BHB]

- Two teenagers were shot during a West Indian music festival in Mount Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Sunday night, near the Brooklyn Museum. [NYT]

- Former Congressman Anthony Weiner revealed he’ll be both a supporting actor and main course in the upcoming sci-fi farce “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” [NY Post]

- NY Times found some young Brooklyn families who left for the burbs . . . THEN RETURNED! [Gothamist]

- When the chips are down, Squadron gets the bark to the park. Brooklyn dogs give appl-paws . . . [Brooklyn Eagle]

- NY Magazine features the 30 best new cheapest places to eat in New York. About a third of them are in Brooklyn. [Grub Street] 

- Donald Trump has something to say about the Mexican drug lord’s escape, of course. [Politico]

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Photos of the $40M Brooklyn Brownstone, Brooklyn's Bigfoot, and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Heights. Photo: MK Metz

 - The eternally regal Diana Ross opens Brooklyn’s lavishly redone Kings Theatre. [Vulture]

- Mayor De Blasio's sweet, hardworking immigrant granddma was a sweatshop boss. [City Council Watch]

- Photos: Brooklyn Heights Promenade brownstone at 3 Pierrepont Place is up for sale for a record $40 million asking price. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Terror charges dropped against the 17-year-old from Brooklyn, who was accused of threatening police with symbols known as emojis. [Daily News]

- Prospect Park Bigfoot turned out to be a big fake. [Huff Post]

- "Humans of New York" raises $1 million for Brooklyn school. [NBC]

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Someone Hit by Q Train in Brooklyn Tuesday Morning, Service Interrupted

From the scanner:

According to 9-1-1 dispatch, someone is "under the train" at the Prospect Park Q train station in Brooklyn.

The call came in sometime after 4 a.m. Tuesday morning.

MTA has turned off the power to Track #1 south of Dekalb Avenue and north to Church.

UPDATE:
MTA issued the following guidance at 4:25 a.m.:

Due to a police investigation of a customer injury at Prospect Pk, the following service changes are in effect:

* Southbound Q Subway Line Icon trains are running on the N Subway Line Icon line from DeKalb Av to Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

* Northbound Q Subway Line Icon trains terminate at Kings Hwy.

* Southbound Q Subway Line Icon trains terminate at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.

* There is no Q Subway Line Icon train service between Kings Hwy and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in both directions.

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Fund for Exonerated Brooklyn Man; Mom Steals Honda; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Court Street Funeral Home property sells for $4.55 million. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Fund raises thousands for NYC man cleared of murder after 25 years; stranger set up campaign. [Fox]

- Brooklyn woman's mom accidentally steals a green Honda. There's a perfectly good explanaation. [NY Magazine]

- Hundreds of fireworks, thousands of road flares and miles of LED lights to erupt over Prospect Park on April 26. It haas something to do with vaginas. [Brokelyn]

- Brooklynites fund schools, libraries, gardens in participatory budgeting vote.  [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Weird collection of collages coming to Cobble Hill gallery. [Brooklyn Paper]

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Faulty Con Ed Pipes; Where to Date in Gowanus; and More Brooklyn Briefs

'Never Let Go' Endearing Street Art by 'Joe Iurato' Bushwick #Brooklyn #NY #Art #streetart pic.twitter.com/U1uPig1SDB
— Street Art (@GoogleStreetArt) March 23, 2014

- Faulty underground gas pipes are leaking: In 2012 alone, Con Edison and National Grid reported 9,906 leaks in their combined systems indet the city and Westchester. [NY Times]

- Here come the brown bins: More Brooklyn neighborhoods will be recycling kitchen scraps soon. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Where to bring your date in Gowanus. [Brooklyn Exposed]

- What's moving into the old Third Ward building in Williamsburg? "An internet company/community/learning, fun, and free ideas space etc. etc." [Free Williamsburg]

- Gowanus shuffleboard club to launch mahjong league. [Brooklyn Daily]

- Brooklyn ice celebration, featuring kids,  set for Monday in Prospect Park. [CBS]

3 people were injured after a crash on Eastern Pkwy & Dean St at 8:06am. The driver is in custody. #Brooklyn #NYPD pic.twitter.com/IisaR6bius
— Allison Papson (@AllisonPapson) March 23, 2014

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Ratner Ready to Stack Mods; Mob Attack; TEDxGowanus and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Forest City Ratner will begin stacking its constructed modular units to form a 32-story Atlantic Yards building next week. [TRD]

- The city has finally agreed to make half of NYC's taxis wheelchair accessible. [NY Times]

- Developers are installing composters in every apartment at Pierhouse, the first new building in Brooklyn Bridge Park. [NY Daily News]

- Gowanus real estate market is cooking as DUMBO prices some out. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Prospect Park skating complex opens Dec. 20. [Brooklyn Paper]

- Bike messenger Krys Blakemore, facing her fourth operation after getting hit by a car, needs a little help from the community. [Carroll Gardens Patch]

- After fighting false arrest, Sheepshead man battles neighbors and Brooklyn DOB to keep his own property. [Sheepshead Bites]

- Police are looking for 7 - 20 men and women who attacked two people at a Dekalb Avenue subway station in Brooklyn. [NY1]

- The first TEDxGowanus will take place on January 26th, 2014. [PMFA]

- Bill Bratton says he's OK with working out of unused trailor. [Politicker]

- Senator Chuck Schumer lives like a college frat boy. [Gawker]

- Smoking pot probably causes man boobs. [CNN]

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Report: Dead Body Found in Prospect Park

Brooklyn: Crime scene being established in regards to a dead body found with trauma wound in Prospect Park near 5 St
— NY Scanner (@NYScanner) September 23, 2013

NY Scanner reports just after midnight Sunday night/ Monday morning that a dead body was found in Prospect Park.

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NSFW Art Opening; Sunny's Reopening; Suicide in Prospect Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A Bushwick art gallery will unveil a show featuring the penises of 300 unknowing men. Is that fair? [NY Magazine]

- Man hangs himself from tree in Prospect Park. [Brooklyn Paper]

- A Brooklyn real estate lawyer will be disbarred for forging letters to sell illegal condos. [Soynadie]

- Red Hook bar Sunny's, knocked out by Hurricane Sandy, finally reopens next week. [Gothamist]

- Pretty soon you'll probably pay 10 cents a bag at the grocery store. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- 5 abandoned New York structures you're still actually allowed to visit. [Brooklyn Magazine]

- BAM will unveil a new BAM Bike Park and BAMart Outdoor installation on Sept. 4. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Verizon Wireless agreed to bring voice and data service to the New York City subway system. [Crain's]

- To get a bicyclist to stop for a ticket, a cop allegedly grabbed her handlebar, sending her flying into traffic. [Gothamist]

- Consultants softened Christine Quinn so much for the last debate, one stunned operative described her as “a Stepford wife version of Chris Quinn.” [Politicker]




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Richest-Looking Nabe in NYC to Non-NYers Is In Brooklyn... And More Brooklyn Briefs

- Non-New Yorkers think Prospect Heights is the richest-looking neighborhood in all of NYC. [TRD]

- Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of the famed oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, is living in Brooklyn Heights while training to live in an ocean-floor habitat. [WSJ]

- Brooklyn Navy Yard appoints new president. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Tyrannosaurus Rex seen in Prospect Park. [CG Patch]

- Where to put speed cameras? Levin wants public to decide. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Yiddish-language flyers in Borough Park call for the murder of Rabbi Avram Slonim, over a real-estate project in Israel. [Failed Messiah]

- Former Grimm fundraiser admits to visa fraud. [TRD]

- Prince tweets Dave Chappelle-themed artwork for new single.[Gothamist]

- Susan Sarandon on the mayor’s race: ‘You can’t just vote your vagina.’ [Politicker]


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Dangerous Dog in Prospect Park, and the Owner May Be Even Worse

A poster on the Brooklynian blog writes about the owner of a pitbull mix in Prospect Park who encourages his dog to attack other dogs.

The scariest part of the story? He then joins his dog in the fight, kicking the other other dog and stabbing it with an ice pick. He sometimes hits the other dog's owner with a cane or umbrella as well, Whynot_31 reports.

Here's the poster a fellow dog owner put up:

More information here.

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Because of GoogaMooga, Sections of Prospect Park Will Be Closed Most of the Summer

After the Great GoogsMooga food fest, "Nethermead meadow is in severe distress and is in far worse condition than it was left in from the fiasco last year," parks advocate Anne-Katrin Titze told Brooklyn Magazine.

Sections of the Nethermead will be off limits for most of the summer while the meadow is reseeded.

Really, GoogaMooga? Why was this mega-production held in a park and not in a parking lot?

The Parks Department used to allow the same thing to happen at Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn Heights/ Downtown Brooklyn. Ironically, after they replaced the "Dustbowl" with artificial turf, they finally forbid news trucks from driving on the field.

- Great GoogaMooga Promises More Googa, Less Mooga
- Great GoogaMooga Festival Coming to Brooklyn

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GoogaMooga Wrecked Prospect Park's Grass; BP Break In; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- It will take three to six months to repair the damage to Prospect Park's grass done by GoogaMooga. [Gothamist]

- Caught on tape: Trio invades Brooklyn Borough President's office in the middle of the night. [CG Patch]

- Heights author haunted by memory of 1930s Wall Street con artist. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Maybe THIS bill will get NYPD to do something about reckless drivers. [Gothamist]

- Up in smoke: Staten Island hydroponic pot grower sentenced to prison. [SI Live]

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