Cobble Hill: Two weeks after its staff issued doom-and-gloom predictions about the long-term health of Long Island College Hospital, the Cobble Hill medical center said it would shut a program for sex crime victims on June 30. Comment.

Red Hook: The hype and possible corporate fortune generated by the brand new Ikea may draw other big box retailers into Red Hook. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A whole new set of neighborhoods gets in on the alternate-side-of-the-street holiday. Comment.

Boerum Hill: One of former Mayor Giuliani’s top deputies will join the fight against the Bloomberg Administration’s $440-million plan to reopen the Brooklyn House of Detention, promising to work pro bono to take community activists’ case to court. Comments (1).

Cobble Hill: The old Independence Bank building at the corner of Court Street and Atlantic Avenue is finally beginning to look more like a Trader Joe’s. Insiders say the supermarket, the quirky chain’s first in Brooklyn, is on pace to open in September. Comments (1).

Carroll Gardens: A woman told police that someone stole $4,000 from her home on Bond Street between April 15 and June 7. Plus all the crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Two men were beat up in separate incidents blocks — and hours — apart on Hoyt Street on June 27. Plus all the crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Red Hook: An 18-foot-tall, corrugated wall obstructing the waterfront view in Red Hook Park must come down, a state court ruled, but some parents would rather see the barrier stand tall. Comment.