Politics

Downtown Brooklyn — Bloomberg touts Brooklyn development, styrofoam ban, at State of the City

— Dog droppings poo-liferate on Bay Ridge sidewalks

— Making history, Pope resigns, first in 600 years

— Greenfield calls for notification before cars are towed

Brooklyn Heights — SUNY Board votes to close LICH

— Area pols renew effort to make Lunar New Year an official school holiday

— Larger-than-life, former Mayor Ed Koch dies

Greenpoint — On anniversary of Williamsburg factory worker death, activists call for action

— Op-Ed: Prioritizing Our Kids’ Future

Cobble Hill — G train riders call for line review and improvements

— Public Advocate Bill de Blasio officially enters the race for mayor

— FEMA extends Sandy relief programs