The Week in Boerum/Cobble/Carroll

With the end of this week we end the first full week of 2011. And if the past seven days are any indication, we're in for a long and tumultuous year! (That's a good thing, by the way.)

On Monday, the powerhouses of South Brooklyn politics rallied in Red Hook for Activists and residents alike also showed up that freezing morning, and called on city agencies and Carnival Cruise Lines to switch to a greener power source.

The long-anticipated project is finally slated to begin on Jan. 14. The construction will snarl service for F and G train riders for the coming years.

Reporter and food critic Leila Cohan-Miccio got the scoop on what's in store for

Writer and life-long Carroll Gardens local Michael Brown gave us the history of the International Longshoreman's Association on Court and Union streets, as well as where the stands now.

A on Atlantic Avenue and has a huge market to serve.

Lastly, cops are . Riding on sidewalks and riding the wrong way down streets will result in a summons, so don't do it.