Books: He is fascinated by the fascinating. Comment

Rhymes with Crazy: The city says kids shouldn’t interact with adults they don’t know in parks. Our columnist says that’s nuts. Comments (4)

Bushwick: They’re going wireless — in more ways than one! Comment

Editor’s Picks: Dance to zydeco music, score a bargain bike; learn to weld, and other great things to do in Brooklyn, May 8–14. Comment

Bar Scrawl: Our drinking illustrator visits the ’40s Miami Beach-themed King Tai Bar. Comments (4)

Music: Talk about a birthday bash! Comment

Park Slope: Youngsters in Park Slope got the chance to see a piece of Brooklyn history on May 2, when Engine 239 threw open its doors for a tour. Comments (1)

Theater: XX marks the spot! Comment

Flagrant Fowl: Crummy will be sitting talons up, crushing Thunderbirds and enjoying all the throwaways the Coney Island Boardwalk has to offer. The players on the Nets, on the other hand, will not be enjoying any part of their summer. Comment

Fearless Parenting: This week, Stephanie found out she does, in fact, have a teenager in the house. Comment

Greenpoint: Plus all the other crime from Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment

Bay Ridge: Brooklyn voted for the hometown hopeful, but it wasn’t enough. Comments (11)

Branding Brooklyn: The annual festival is branching out to Paris this month. Très bien! Comments (1)

Event: Kings County is protecting its crowns! Comments (1)

Fort Greene: Plus more relentless crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (7)

Mean Streets: The husband of a woman who was killed by an unlicensed driver on a Clinton Hill street in 2011 lashed out at the cops who bungled the examination of her death so badly her alleged killer was never brought to trial. Comments (5)

Talk about riding high! Comments (8)

Music: How soon is ahora? Comments (1)

Music: May dates, May dates! Comment

Greenwood Heights: PS 295’s “Touch-a-Truck” event brought kids and trucks together again. Comment

Shopping: The New Jersey radio station brought its 22-year-old bazaar to Brooklyn for the first time. Comments (1)

Park Slope: The judge has appointed a temporary receiver to manage the old folks home while court proceedings against owner Haysha Deitch continue. Comments (4)

DUMBO: Don’t put down that champagne flute just yet! Comments (1)

Bay Ridge: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is rebuilding and moving ramps on the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge — stirring up what the bridge’s original engineer called a “spaghetti pile” of existing ascents. Comments (13)

Williamsburg: The Williamsburg vintage emporium has closed one of its two stores after the landlord raised the rent. Comments (3)

Flagrant Fowl: The Nets needs to win at Barclays tonight, which means the Nets needs Deron Williams on his game, says our avian NBA commentator. Comments (2)

Fort Greene: Brooklyn’s cultural elite celebrated outgoing Brooklyn Academy of Music President Karen Brooks Hopkins at a gala on April 29. Comment