ProHo love birds Michelle Tsai and Ed Shen fondly recall their dot-com era romantic awakening for the benefit of Daily News reporter Susan Kreimer:

"At a company holiday party, that electrifying feeling reached a new
level. It happened ‘on the dance floor, in front of everyone,’ Shen
recalled … A co-worker interrupted us while we were kissing. I think she actually said, "What are you doing?" We kept kissing.’"

Heather writes: "Soda Bar is eager to host movie nights in its adjoining lounge, open since last November. One of the lounge’s walls now has a giant projection screen but plans for the series’ content and commencement are ambiguous. Anatole, the bar’s owner, is seeking someone to curate the series and says interested parties can call him at 646-339-8659." Soda Bar; 629 Vanderbilt Ave. btw Prospect Pl. and St. Mark’s Ave.; 718-230-8393.

New York Times: Ratner "was not an especially knowledgeable fan when he bought the Nets
last year and was painted by critics as a developer who dipped into
basketball only to … make a big real estate score."

Not so fast! stop painting! "To elevate his knowledge of basketball, Ratner plays the NBA Live video
game on his computer; trolls the Internet for news and statistics; and
bought the league’s pay-per-view games on the N.B.A.’s League Pass
subscription service."

"Norman
Siegel, a lawyer for Develop Don’t Destroy, said that Ratner had not
provided enough information to neighborhoods about the project … But Bruce Bender (Forest City Ratner) said: "We’ve gone
above and beyond to meet with the community … To say we haven’t is wrong, deceitful and outrageous."