Lots to read in the Sunday Times about Brooklyn. You probably saw it but just in case you missed it.

Read what filmmaker and Ft. Greene resident Morgan Spurlock does with his kid on Sundays.

Bed-Stuy is a-gentrifying and the NY Times is all over it.

Mumps among Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn and it’s time to call the POD squad.

I found this on a blog called All the Good Blog Names Were Taken. It’s a fun graphic and a fun list by a woman named Lauren B. who desribes herself tihs way:

“my name is lauren, and i’m a paperholic…i have more art supplies than any sensible person needs (but i’m NOT giving ’em back!)…i’ve been married to my lovely husband, jeff, for 20+ years…we have no kids or pets (no room, what with all the paper!)…my back has a mind of its own…i’m addicted to chapstick…i can be bribed with ice cream or a hot stone pedicure…the museum hasn’t been built that i would not enjoy…my favorite form of punctuation is the ellipsis…i like making stuff…wanna be friends?”

Click on it to read it.

The Center for the Urban Future has just released a report called Energizing New York’s Small Businesses.

In it they reveal that only a fraction of the city’s small businesses have taken steps to become energy efficient, a missed opportunity given that commercial electricity costs in NYC are among the highest in the country and since even the smallest firms could save thousands of dollars by implementing efficiency measures.

This report offers  insight into the challenges facing small businesses on this front– and includes many recommendations going forward.

Here’s a PDF of the report

When Trees Fall : Water Over Rocks

Untangling the conundrum of the Carlton Avenue Bridge: Atlantic Yards Report

Downstate and Downtime in the Empire State: Deep in the Heart of Bklyn

New leader for rent guidelines board: City Room

Human rights abuse at Albee Mall? Brooklyn Paper

SNL brings back Gov. Paterson: Gothamist

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Subscribe to The Sixth Sense, the new email newsletter from Community Board 6, which covers Carroll Gardens/South Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Columbia Street Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope and Red Hook.

Since January, District Manager Craig Hammerman has been sending out this fun, clearly written and informative monthly e-newsletter that contains  information about important meetings, well as other matters of importance. If you’d like to subscribe go to the CB6 website and click on “sign up for our email newsletter.”

Here’s an excerpt from this month’s Sixth Sense.

If March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb, this year is no exception. And we’re not talking about to the weather. This month is front-loaded with many heavy duty meetings where important public policies will be the subject of hotly contested discussion and debate.

On March 3rd, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is holding a Public Hearing on proposed changes in levels of service, student fares, and crossing charges beginning 6:00pm at the Brooklyn Museum’s Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn.

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Alternate side parking rules will be back in effect on Monday despite the recent snow storm.

They were canceled Friday in most parts of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens because of the snow storm.

Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty had this to say:

“Number one we were going to have warmer weather and two, there’s a potential for a storm coming in on Wednesday.”

Plows will cover 194 different routes starting at midnight Sunday night .