Brooklyn's 'Madison Ave.' and More Brooklyn Briefs

- There goes the neighborhood: The Daily News proclaims: "Court Street is quickly becoming Brooklyn’s own Madison Ave."

- Brooklyn leads the city in disgusting grocery stores. [Brokelyn]

- City’s new budget allots $57M for ‘pork’ spending. And guess which Councilmen chipped in to fund a controversial nonprofit founded by disgraced ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez? [NY Post]

- Police-chokehold victim Eric Garner’s nephew was shot Thursday afternoon during a robbery attempt in Coney Island. [NY Post]

- Bruce Ratner and David Walentas were the old-timers in the inaugural “Make it in Brooklyn Innovation Summit" yesterday. [CapitalNY]

- Nets acquire 4 new players on draft night. [Brooklyn Nets]


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