Jay-Z has been listed as director of Barclays Arena LLC, the NY Post reports.
The news of Jay-Z's new title emerged as arena officials confirmed that they would extend drinking hours till 2 a.m. at the Barclays for VIPs.
Local representatives had complained to the liquor authority that Barclays representatives never informed the boards about late night booze for the high rollers in arena restaurants, luxury suites and VIP seats.
Photo by Joella Maran, at Wikipedia
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- Wild shootout Wednesday night as cops nabbed suspect at the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene. NY Daily News and DNAinfo
- The real Brooklyn "Goodfella" died Tuesday. Brooklyn Eagle
- Catch a free ride to Rockaway Beach this weekend on the new Rockabus. Brokelyn
- Here's a picture of the mohawk-sporting Brooklyn subway groper caught on camera. NY Daily News
- Bill introduced to legalize Sunday morning brunch. NY Times
- The old roofing repair scam is going on in Brooklyn Heights. BHB
- Brooklyn veterans are pissed about the neglected Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park. Brooklyn Eagle
- Pudgy Walsh is a real hero of Brooklyn football. (Did you know there was Brooklyn football?) NY Daily News
- Smith Street Stage is bringing William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night to Carroll Park. Reality Collective
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A major photography event dubbed Photoville will take place in Brooklyn Bridge Park from from June 22 to July 1.
Photoville is a "village" of more than 30 freight containers transformed into temporary exhibition spaces for photography from around the world. The exhibition begins at Pier 1 and continues along the walkway to the uplands of Pier 3.
The event features exhibits, lectures, hands-on workshops, nighttime projections, a weirdly elaborate photo dog run, a camera art "greenhouse," and a summer beer-garden with food trucks.
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- Robert Salo, an extremely lucky Brooklyn teenager, won a thousand dollars a week for life in NY Lottery. “It’s like you’re in a dream," he said. He's the youngest person ever to win the lifetime payouts, which could add up to $3 million if he lives to 80. CBSlocal (And he goes to "Horndog High!")
- Has Brooklyn bread closed up shop? Yep -- but they're moving. Here's Park Slope
- Little kitten stuck inside engine of moving car saved by a whisker. Animal Tracks
- Last chance to borrow books before Carroll Gardens library closes for the summer. Carroll Gardens Patch
- Be the first one to jump into McCarren Pool (for $150, that is). Brokelyn
- Street improvements for Flatbush, with map. Brownstoner
- After ten years, an 85-year-old grandad finally graduated Tuesday, receiving his degree at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. CBSlocal
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A number of Brooklyn restaurants have asked Google to roll their Street View panoramic cameras right through the dining rooms. When you visit these restaurants through Google Maps, you can click and drag your way through the front door and all the way back to the kitchen. (But not into the kitchen. Yet.)
You can also look up, down and all around, and if there are interesting nooks or several rooms, you can wander through doors or down halls.
Google technology blurs the faces of customers (and even of pictures on the wall, but not paintings, usually).
Here are just a few restaurants we strolled through using Street View:
- Brooklyn principal who didn't let kids sing patriotic song is barraged with racist hate mail. Raw Story
- Photo of Mr. Sammy Erzel, former Hatzolah NYC volunteer, who was struck and killed by a train last night. Twit Pic
- A sixteen-year-old raps about the dark underbelly of James Madison High School in Brooklyn ("Horndog High") after the latest alleged teacher sex scandal. NY Magazine
- A new report suggests the greatest financial risk from hurricanes may be in the greater New York City area. Huff Post via Queens Crap
- You can now make political contributions via text message. NY Magazine
- People are excited about all the new amazing Apple products after all. Gizmodo
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The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Brooklyn late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.
The alert says:
"THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS."
UPDATE: The hazardous Weather Outlook has been downgraded toa forecast of buckets of rain. The new forecast for Wednesday is:
Showers likely before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain between 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 75. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch
possible.
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- A Coney Island principal refused to let students sing "God Bless the USA" at a school ceremony -- but Justin Bieber's "Baby" was OK. NY Post
- Domino Sugar Factory site in Brooklyn may be sold to Two Trees for more than $160 million. NY Daily News
- Jackpot: A career criminal who was shot by Brooklyn cops will receive $150,000 from the city. Brooklyn Eagle
- Several Brooklyn clergy members spoke out against Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner at a rally Sunday. Fort Greene Patch
- Old Brooklyn Heights draws new faces: they come to Montague Street. Crain's NY
- Poly Prep grad David Zarnock, part of bombshell lawsuit against the private Brooklyn school, talks about horrific abuse. NY Daily News
- A woman was thoroughly freaked out Friday after she was attacked by a rat on a southbound A Train. Gothamist
- Wanted: Goyim (non-Jews) to do Internet searches for orthodox Jews who are forbidden to go onto the evil Internet. This is a paying job. Failed Messiah via Nochem Rosenberg, Frum Follies
- OK Mr. No-Such-Thing-As-Privacy: Gizmodo is paying people for photos of Mark Zuckerberg. Gizmodo
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