We know you can't read everything, so we've gathered the most popular articles of the last seven days that appeared on Brooklyn Patch sites. From police activity to politics, real estate and restaurants, find out what news had the borough buzzing.
Park Slope
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Welcome to Skate Brooklyn, a skateboard shop that sells decks, trucks, wheels, clothes and shoes. But, it also has the only indoor mini-ramp in Brooklyn and their own skateboarding team of nine local thrashers. And on the first Saturday of the month they throw parties with free booze, live music and mini-ramp skating contests.
Carroll Gardens
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Williams, Lander Take Victory Lap with Rev. Sharpton
Supporters of the City Council's Community Safety Act, which passed in a session Wednesday night, took to the steps of City Hall to tout their achievement Thursday.
Joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, the group vowed to toe the line in the face of an impending mayoral veto, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged after the act was passed.
At 2:30 a.m. on June 16 a 37-year-old man was walking home from a bar when he ran into two women he did not know at DeKalb and Vanderbilt avenues. The women said if the man bought them beer, they would come back to his apartment and party.
He invited both women into his apartment and became intimate with one woman, not paying attention to the other.
About 30 minutes later, after the other woman had left his apartment, he noticed his laptop, iPhone, credit card and a pair of JCrew blue suede shoes were missing from the apartment. After that, a charge was made for Greyhound line tickets to Dallas, Texas.
Ditmas Park
Beat the heat by swimming in NYC’s public pools! NYC Public Pools opened June 27. Hours are 11:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. daily with a break for pool cleaning between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. All pools are free.
Check out this list of the best spots to cool down, from McCarren Pool to Red Hook Pool.
Prospect Heights
Ideya Gears Up For Opening Next Week
Ideya, the Latin and Caribbean bistro replacing Carlton Park on Flatbush Avenue is getting ready to open next week.
The restaurant, at the corner of Park Place, relocated from Manhattan after severe flooding from Hurricane Sandy forced them to close.
The cafe will have a full bar, authentic Latin Caribbean food, and monthly salsa sing-alongs for kids.
Bed-Stuy
Meatloaf's the Name, Chopping's the Game
He builds custom motorcycles, cuts a mean fade and gives back the money he earns to help feed the homeless.
Jeffrey Scales, aka “Meatloaf Scalissa,” is just your friendly neighborhood, laid-back, round-the-way Bed-Stuy guy—nothing special, yet, special in every way.
From his barber shop, Domoliek’s Upscale Grooming Salon, located at 416 Tompkins Avenue, you’ll find Meatloaf busy at work either cutting hair, cleaning up the shop, running in and out handling a bevy of odds-and-ends, or just sitting quietly out front chatting with his neighbors.
Windsor Terrace
Council Votes to Increase NYPD Oversight, Crossing Bloomberg
The City Council approved the Community Safety Act Wednesday night, which aims to change the way the New York Police Department does business, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not happy about it.
The package of bills in question, spearheaded by council members Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams, would establish an Inspector General for the NYPD, and give those stopped by police more latitude to bring discrimination lawsuits.
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