What Made The Headlines This Week

Why are yellow taxi cab drivers riled up about Mayor Bloomberg’s new plan, and how will it impact livery cab drivers? In which Bed-Stuy precinct is crime up for the week? In which precinct is it down? The DOE released the list of the top-10 most sought-after high schools in New York City. Which ones from Brooklyn made the list? There’s a new bar in town, and it had its soft opening this week. What’s the prediction? Will it fly or fail? Word on the street is the D.A.’s office will be vacating the warrants of residents with minor offenses, no questions asked. But is this fact or complete fiction?

1.     Bloomberg wants to increase taxi delivery for all passengers throughout the five boroughs, so he has introduced a plan that is still under consideration by the city that would allow livery cab drivers to respond to dispatched calls and make street pick ups anywhere within the five boroughs. And yellow cab drivers are not very happy, click and see why?

2.     Crime is down in the 79th Precinct for the week, and crime is up in the 81st Precinct. But crime is up in both precincts for the month. Click and to see the latest updates in crime incidents in Bed-Stuy.

3.     The deadlines have long passed for applicants seeking a slot into one of NYC's public high schools, and so now the numbers are in for which schools received the most requests for acceptance. Out of the top-10 schools on that list, two were in Brooklyn, but none in Bed-Stuy. Find out which NYC schools won the popularity contest this year by clicking .

4.     As housing and commercial development continues at warp-speed in the borough, Brooklynites are finding fewer and fewer reasons to travel to Manhattan for fun. Well, a new bar, Vodou Bar just opened on Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy, and the vibe inside is so sexy, so inviting, so classy, it may very well signal the beginning of the end for weekends in Manhattan. Read the review .

5.     Yes, it is true: For two days next weekend, a judge and court attorneys will come to Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and dismiss all warrants that have resulted from summons for minor offenses. No questions asked. It’s called Project Safe Surrender, and you can learn all about . But most importantly, don’t forget to spread the word!