Crown Heights: A judge quashed an effort by real estate bigwigs to dismiss a lawsuit that would block two controversial Crown Heights developments from rising up near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Sept. 9 — setting the stage for a prolonged courtroom showdown that could determine the fate of the borough’s world-class horticultural museum, according to local activists. Comment
Canarsie: Police are hunting the two gunmen who nabbed $8,400 and a duffle bag containing cigarettes from an elderly man’s apartment within Canarsie’s Bay View housing projects on Aug. 2. Comment
Downtown: A scheme hatched by transit officials to improve service along the B54 bus route by removing buses has not resulted in any tangible benefits, according to straphangers, who say they’re still enduring long waits and that buses continue to stumble into the route’s Jay Street terminus all bunched together. Comments (2)