Brooklyn: Like school boards, and the doomed dodo bird before them, members of Brooklyn’s community boards are on edge this week fearing that Mayor Mike Bloomberg is intent on putting them on a “slippery slope to oblivion.” Comments (8).

Brooklyn: While Brooklyn Democratic leaders held a pre-inauguration ceremony for Councilmember-elect Steve Levin at stately Borough Hall, a group of 50 activists met in a dingy first-floor room of a Williamsburg church, trying to find ways to gain more influence in the county’s “cumbersome and fractured” Democratic Party. Comments (1).

Brooklyn: The fact that disgraced judge Gerald Garson will be home for the holidays is “reprehensible” and a “mockery of justice,” a group of divorced mothers and domestic violence survivors claimed Monday as they protested the convicted septuagenarian’s early release from prison. Comment.

Council District 34: The City Council’s Land Use Committee and its Subcommittee on Planning, Dispositions and Concessions passed the controversial Broadway Triangle plan this morning, all but clearing the way for approval from the full body. Comment.

Council District 39: A city lawmaker who battled to preserve the architectural character of Carroll Gardens could be laying the groundwork for its eventual dissolution, local residents charged this week. Comment.

Mayor: The mayoral election has been resolved, but Mayor Bloomberg is still bashing outgoing Comptroller Bill Thompson — this time over the controversial Brooklyn House of Detention. Comment.

Brooklyn: Will the city let East River ferry service just die? Or is New York Water Taxi to blame? Comment.

Brooklyn: Grand entryway or condo driveway — you decide. Comment.