Jess Wisloski writes in the Brooklyn Papers: “Atlantic Yards is stretching out — and into Park Slope … at a City Council hearing last Thursday … Forest City Ratner said the developer was considering plans to greatly increase the amount of housing on the site, both by scaling back the amount of office and retail space and by expanding the site westward — jumping over Flatbush Avenue to include plots now occupied by Modell’s and PC Richard & Son.”

“The presentation … indicated that the developer might increase the number of housing units from 4,500 to … possibly 7,300, and include a 187,000-square-foot hotel in a 620-foot tower at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush…”

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Luz Redfrofu writes: “I’ve picked up this little gig with Glamour magazine where I help them dig up people to interview for various stories. Today their editors are looking for funny, quick-witted men in their 20s or 30s who are somewhat insecure about their body and are willing to discuss it. Only caveat: they can’t be writers, lawyers or actors.”

“Can you help? Are you willing to wax witty about your gut or hairy back? Or do you know someone who is? And haste would be most appreciated; they want me to round up four good guys by Monday.”

Send your leads to whatsnew@dailyheights.com.

IMAGE: Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy [StrangeCosmos.com]

Go get some before it sells out! (Thanks to witro for bringing this to our attention.)

Sorry to be culturally ignorant, but was anybody aware that such a product category existed? Not us. So we conducted an extensive investigation consisting of typing the phrase “Hispanic-Shampoo” into Google.

The results were disappointing. The closest match was a porn site, entitled “TEATS”, that inexplicably contained the following text: “Ageless Coptic declare the elasticized pikestaff with Hispanic shampoo.“

So there you have it. Which Hispanic shampoo is best for your elasticized pikestaff? We have Jose of Left Field Lengua on the case. We eagerly anticipate his report.

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