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Cobble Hill — Red Hook Summer Ferry to start May 25

— Assemblymember Felix Ortiz’s proposed sugar tax hits a sour note with residents

— Road work will close some lanes on the Gowanus Expressway

— The 2013 Vendy Awards is coming to Sunset Park’s Industry City

— Water rates will rise in July

Greenpoint — From parking lot to park: Long-delayed green space to finally replace MTA car lot

— CitiBike to launch on May 27; early signups end May 17

— City Council passes paid sick leave bill

Greenpoint — DOT to repave several Williamsburg streets

— Veteran Brooklyn politicians among those secretly recorded by ex-State Senator Shirley Huntley

— Public beach may be in the works under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge

Downtown Brooklyn — 78th Precinct to increase traffic enforcement and education following accidents on Flatbush Avenue