According to Newsday.com: "A Brooklyn public school teacher, trying to hide from his wife the fact he spent the night in a crack house, concocted a bogus story about being carjacked…"

"Larry Grant, 48, of Clinton Hill … who teaches history and physical education — and coaches basketball — at Canarsie’s Intermediate School 211, reported on Friday morning that as he was coming from a diner, he was confronted by two men near Grand and Atlantic avenues in Prospect Heights."

For sale right now in Prospect Heights. If you go out to pick it up, wear gloves.

See also this list below, which auto-updates as soon as you post your goods for sale on CL.

Battle afoot, over on Classon Avenue, involving marketers of nutritious, healthy drinks for kids. The NY Post reports: "Kids held a rowdy protest recently at Clara Barton HS in Prospect
Heights, where they have been smuggling soda past Gestapo-like drink
police inside heavy parkas …   Cynthia Vallejo, a Barton
student (said) ‘We believe it is a way to take students’ money and for
Snapple to profit.‘ Under the $40 million deal, which …"

Grammar Gestapo: Read that lead again. How do the drink police fit inside heavy parkas? Sing it, Robin: "The Drink Police, they live inside of my coat…"

Brownstoner reports rumors of a "bidding war" over this house for sale, with the leading bid at $1.3 million. We can confirm that the street address is 330 Park Pl.

Those hot pink pillars are… Striking… Just striking. Click the pic for a detailed view, and go to Aguayo & Huebner Real Estate for inside detail.

Brooklynite Josh is developing an entirely healthy obsession with Jared Fogel (Fogle?).

"Ah Hah! I caught you! You were thinking about Jared Fogel too, weren’t you?"

Kris included Kombit in her round-up of Caribbean restaurants that "add brightness" as "New York settles into its gray
season."

"Kombit refers to the Haitian tradition of communal farming and
feasting. The restaurant has the look of upscale dining but the soul of
a family hangout. Kombit’s kitchen coaxes flavor out of root
vegetables, perfumes dishes with whiffs of nutmeg and clove and excels
in fried seafood."

Time for lunch yet?

PS. NewYorkmetro.com has another good write-up of Kombit. Click the picture to go there.

Wow. Looks like we are #20 today in the Google search for "Prospect Heights Neighborhood in Brooklyn."

Free Japanese gold-plated Google memory sticks for everyone!

Update: We are #5 in Google for "Prospect Heights Brooklyn."

Patty reminded us that Tots & Tonic comes to Half Wine Bar Lounge tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/19). If you go, bring a camera and send us some pictures. From T&T: "Tots and Tonic-The Happy Hour for new moms (and dads)
… T & T is a causal baby friendly event for new moms to meet each other."

The T&T website has links to Mom-Run businesses and support networks. They
will link you too, if you have a "Mom-Run Business." (I’m going to have
to ask my friends with Dad-Run Businesses what they think of this linking
policy.)

Patty reminded us that Tots & Tonic comes to Half Wine Bar Lounge tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/19). If you go, bring a camera and send us some pictures. From T&T: "Tots and Tonic-The Happy Hour for new moms (and dads)
… T & T is a causal baby friendly event for new moms to meet each other."

The T&T website has links to Mom-Run businesses and support networks. They
will link you too, if you have a "Mom-Run Business." (I’m going to have
to ask my friends with Dad-Run Businesses what they think of this linking
policy.)

Patty reminded us that Tots & Tonic comes to Half Wine Bar Lounge tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/19). If you go, bring a camera and send us some pictures. From T&T: "Tots and Tonic-The Happy Hour for new moms (and dads)
… T & T is a causal baby friendly event for new moms to meet each other."

The T&T website has links to Mom-Run businesses and support networks. They
will link you too, if you have a "Mom-Run Business." (I’m going to have
to ask my friends with Dad-Run Businesses what they think of this linking
policy.)

Patty reminded us that Tots & Tonic comes to Half Wine Bar Lounge tomorrow (Wednesday, 1/19). If you go, bring a camera and send us some pictures. From T&T: "Tots and Tonic-The Happy Hour for new moms (and dads)
… T & T is a causal baby friendly event for new moms to meet each other."

The T&T website has links to Mom-Run businesses and support networks. They
will link you too, if you have a "Mom-Run Business." (I’m going to have
to ask my friends with Dad-Run Businesses what they think of this linking
policy.)