Petition Against Girl-Themed Legos; a Story About Windows; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A 15-year-old was shot to death in the lobby of his Brooklyn apartment building on Christmas Eve. All Media NY

- The long, strange journey of the new arched windows at 345 Adams Street. Brooklyn Eagle

- A Brooklyn woman started a petition against girl-themed Lego Friends. NY Daily News

- Don't forget to visit the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights. Brooklyn Based

- Pete Hamill at St. Francis College: "Who would want to reach the end of their lives and realize they never read Moby Dick?" Brooklyn Heights Press

- Some people outsourced Christmas. WYDNKBYANM

- New York State is "thrilled" it can start offering online gambling. Gothamist

- You may want to rethink donating your car to Kars-4-Kids. Failed Messiah

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