Sunday Screech: This week, Carmine considers buying one of those new-fangled televisions — and paying to watch it! Comments (5)

Greenpoint: You won’t hear shouts to get off these lawns — because they’re actually sidewalks. Comments (6)

Coney Island: Coney Island’s Boardwalk Garden could disappear if Borough President Markowitz’s plan to convert the neighboring Childs Building into a concert venue goes through. Comments (6)

Bar Scrawl: Our drinking illustrator checks in on the freshly opened Botanica. Comments (1)

Music: Classic “Dracula” gets live soundtrack at outdoor screening under the Prospect Park band shell. Comment

Fast & Furious: In life, as in baseball, it’s sink or swim. Comment

Park Slope: You might want to head to New York Methodist Hospital tonight if you are interested it what it plans to build — and knock down. Comments (4)

DUMBO: One of DUMBO’s largest landowners is moving out — and it has sold its property for a song. Comments (29)

Cobble Hill: Fifteen protestors, including Councilman Steve Levin and Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, were arrested July 10 for disorderly conduct at a midtown Manhattan rally to save Cobble Hill’s Long Island College Hospital. Comments (4)

Page 1: Look, Charlie, ya gotta believe me. Ya gotta see this week’s Brooklyn Paper. Now, Charlie, I know what you’re thinking. But ya gotta trust me this time. Don’t miss it. You don’t want a miss it, Charlie. It very well could be the best one yet. Look, in the past you didn’t believe me, and you remember what happened? You regretted itever since, Charlie. So don’t let that happen again. Get out there and get The Brooklyn Paper, Charlie. And, Charlie, do me one more favor. Keep hustlin’. Comment

The Ride: Heavy rain postponed the Cyclones’ game against the Auburn Doubledays last night, and it will be picked up today at 5:30, followed by a shortened version of the scheduled game after its conclusion. Comment

Event: Brooklyn’s most patriotic neighborhood rang in the 237th anniversary of America’s birth with its sixth annual Fourth of July picnic in Shore Road Park. See our slideshow for all the patriotic fun. Comments (3)

The Dad: This week, the Dad explains why he taught his two daughters how to play poker. Comments (1)

Greenpoint: Plus all the other crime from Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comments (3)

Dining: Downtown is erupting with Mexican food restaurants. Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar, and potentially Chipotle Mexican Grill, will be opening new outposts near Metrotech. Comments (9)

Amid fears that the defunct rotating observation tower would topple over, Luna Park and the city on July 4 tore down the pole that stood 270 feet tall. Comments (13)

Crime: Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list. Comment

Ups & Downs: Here’s some news of note about the Cyclone exciting season. Comment

Ladies and gentleman, the sun will now charge your phone — for free. Comments (2)

Red Hook: A beloved 107-year-old ferryboat booted out of its Hoboken home on the Hudson River last week has found refuge in Red Hook. Comments (18)

Williamsburg: A trio of teenagers were arrested after allegedly causing chaos at McCarren Park Pool on Sunday afternoon. Comments (24)

Williamsburg: A drunk man died early Monday morning when he jumped onto the tracks of the G train to relieve himself and ended up electrocuting himself on the third rail. Comments (4)

The Ride: The Cyclones exploded for a three-run second inning and then scored a tie-breaking run in the eighth to stop Lowell’s comeback attempt to pick up the team’s third-straight win. Comment

Nets: Brooklyn will play a regular season game against the Atlanta Hawks January 16 in London’s O2 Arena as part of the NBA Global Games. Comment

A man and woman drowned Independence Day following a jet ski accident in the waters north of Kaiser Park. Comments (7)

The Ride: The Cyclones’ pitching came through for the second straight night and the Brooklyn Boys of Summer beat the Lowell Spinners 3–0 for their second shutout of the season. Comment

Photo Galleries: Thousands of people from all over swarmed Coney Island to celebrate the Fourth on Thursday by eating at Nathan’s, playing in Luna Park, and escaping the heat with a dip in the water. Comments (2)

Mean Streets: An off-duty cop was arrested Downtown for getting behind the wheel after allegedly boozing it up on the Fourth of July, cops said. Comments (4)

Bay Ridge: The 68th Precinct released a pair of “Wanted Posters” depicting two suspected criminals — one wanted for burglary, the other for shoplifting. Comment

Williamsburg: Williamsburg’s Swingin’ Sixties Senior Center may have caught a reprieve thanks to new funding provided by the City Council — but that stay of execution might end in September, because the city has canceled the center’s lease. Comment

Shopping: Last week, nazzy European retailer H&M became the newest addition to this once-blighted strip of Downtown near the intersection of Bridge Street. Comments (3)

The Ride: Patrick “To Infinity and” Biondi had a humongous night, with three runs and two RBIs and the Cyclones’ pitching retired 12-straight batters to preserve the win. Comment

The Ride: So far this year, a winning steak for the Cyclones is one game. Comments (2)

Park Slope: Brooklyn’s backyard plans to replace some standard drinking fountains with six new fountains specifically designed to fill up bottles to the top. Comments (6)

Dining: To celebrate three decades of surviving the borough’s rapidly changing landscape, Carroll Gardens’ famed Marco Polo Ristorante threw a 30th anniversary dinner on June 20 for nearly 100 loyal customers. Comments (7)

Health: The New York State Nurses Association is asking yoga instructors, zumba teachers, and others to share skills or their area of expertise in order to boost the moral of the hospital’s caregivers. Comments (13)

Awesome: Joey “Jaws” Chestnut set a new standard in sports when he ate 69 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Comments (7)

Event: New York Liberty players took a break from basketball on June 18 to take 35 underprivileged youngsters to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Comments (7)

The Ride: Aberdeen outfielder Hector Veloz blasted homers in the second and fourth innings, driving in four runs, to lead the IronBirds to a 5–1 Fourth of July trouncing of the Cyclones. Comments (2)

Awesome: Joey Chestnut has done the unthinkable: He ate 69 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, annihilating his previous record of 68. Comments (2)

The Ride: Thank goodness! The Cyclones finally win a game. Comment

Luna Park, which operates the iconic Cyclone roller coaster, was closed late July 2 and will remain closed until Independence Day morning — and possibly longer — as crews inspect and seek to stabilize the defunct Astro Tower. Comments (3)