(8th Avenue before the 2010 Chinese New Year parade. Photo: Brian Hedden)

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• The Brooklyn DA is rumored to be considering gang-assault charges against the firefighters involved in the drunken January 29 brawl at the Salty Dog that left four civilians pummeled. Meanwhile, Law & Order and Rescue Me are in a race to see who can rip this story from the headlines first. (Gothamist)
• The United Federation of Teachers has filed a lawsuit to stop the closure of 19 public schools like Sheepshead Bay High School. (Sheepshead Bites)
• How to handle the Belt Parkway entrance ramp closure at Coney Island Avenue and Guider Avenue (other than, you know, to avoid). (Sheepshead Bites)
• Raining on the Coney Island parade. The concern is that the long-term plan for the amusement park will be decided 10 years from now, presumably by the Mayor’s successor. Hey, a few more changes to the term limit laws ought to fix that. (Brooklyn Paper)
• Mapping the Walgreens-Duane Reade overlap in the Sheepshead Bay area in the wake of the drug store mega-buyout. (Sheepshead Bites)