http://www.littleneckledger.com/ The latest news from the www.littleneckledger.com website! Newsys Template Engine Gowanus/park Slope Courier/news http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-141509055 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-ps_historicdistrict_2010_09_10_bk.txt The city is moving forward with a controversial plan to add roughly 600 buildings to the Park Slope historic district. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:12:11 -0400 newsys-135091369 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-cyc_wilponmcu_2010_09_10_bk.txt The Mets are in free fall. Everyone is speculating that Cyclones skipper Wally Backman is about to get the top job in Flushing. And sure enough, Mets owner Jeff Wilpon stops by MCU Park on Thursday night for a chat. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:10 -0400 newsys-144538493 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-all_nfn_2010_09_16_bk.txt During an interview with Soledad O’Brien on “Larry King Live,” Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, spiritual adviser of the proposed “Islamic Center” near Ground Zero, declared, “If we move from that location, the story will be that the radicals have taken over the discourse. The headlines in the Muslim world will be that Islam is under attack. And I’m less concerned about the radicals in America than I am about the radicals in the Muslim world.” Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:19:38 -0400 newsys-138861363 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-all_mosquegiveaway_2010_9_10_bk.txt Call it readin’, writin’ and racism. Supporters of a proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay gave away backpacks and other school supplies at the site of the proposed Islamic center — but neighborhood opponents used the giveaway as another chance to decry the project’s supporters as terror-linked extremists. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:12:10 -0400 newsys-140803053 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-ps_ps107breakin_2010_09_17_bk.txt A Park Slope elementary school that had more than 50 Apple laptops stolen over the summer will get replacements, though it will take several weeks. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:17:12 -0400 newsys-141433564 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-24_bugdinner_2010_09_10_bk.txt The next big dinner at The Brooklyn Kitchen will leave even the borough’s most daring foodies bug-eyed. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:58 -0400 newsys-140730905 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-dtg_raccoonbill_2010_09_10_bk.txt Brownstone Brooklyn lawmakers are jumping all over a plan to add bite to the city’s toothless stance on raccoons. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:19:12 -0400 newsys-139694447 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-24_bugdinnerside_2010_09_10_bk.txt Here’s the thing about bugs — they’re packed with protein, they’re low in fat and they’re everywhere! But there’s the ever-present squeamishness factor, so we called the experts for a primer on what to look for when you look under a rock for your next meal. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:15:59 -0400 newsys-141439242 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-dtg_asthmagirlfolo_2010_09_10_bk.txt Hundreds of mourners rallied at Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand criminal charges against an 84th Precinct cop who declined to give CPR to an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl as she was suffering a fatal asthma attack last week. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:14:12 -0400 newsys-141929700 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-33_37_cartoon.txt Our cartoonist doesn’t think much of opponents of a proposed mosque is Sheepshead Bay. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:12:34 -0400 newsys-144807507 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-all_catscam_2010_09_17_bk.txt Some villains flip foreclosed houses — one Prospect Heights lady allegedly flips pets. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:16:43 -0400 newsys-139695014 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-dtg_911memorials_2010_09_10_bk.txt This Saturday is the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and Brooklyn will play host to several memorial events. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:12:11 -0400 newsys-141605684 http://www.littleneckledger.com/articles/2010/09/10/gowanus/park_slope_courier/news/courier-yn_park_slope-wb_911memorials_2010_09_10_bk.txt This Saturday is the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, and Brooklyn will play host to several memorial events. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:13:22 -0400