Cinema: “Vertigo” may be considered Alfred Hitchcock’s finest work, but it didn’t always get the respect it now commands. Comments (1)

Crime: A horrendous crime from the Whitman Houses. Plus all the other crime reports from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment

Politics: Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is moving ahead to challenge 15-term Rep. Ed Towns — a battle that will set off a generational clash that party leaders once thought could be avoided. Comments (9)

Mean Streets: Fort Greene is Brooklyn’s most treacherous bicycling neighborhood, according to the city’s most-recent bike crash data. Comments (28)