Squadron's 'Winter Bubble' and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Squadron proposes a "winter bubble" and other ideas for Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brooklyn Eagle

- The Phantom visited the USS New York and encountered a soldier who looked oddly like himself on board. Bay Ridge Blog

- Coldwell Banker CEO Jim Gillespie says that now is the time to buy a home. ABC via TRD

- Freebird in the Columbia Street area will join Greenpoint's WORD for a sampling of Brooklyn authors and food this coming Sunday. Word on Columbia Street

- Get 'em coming and going: Reynolds American Inc., maker of Camel cigarettes, is in talks to buy a Swedish company that helps people stop smoking. Huffington Post

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