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Cake Man accused of giving staff crumbs — plus all the other food gossip

With the lackadaisical days of summer drawing to a close, Brooklyn’s restaurant scene is revving up. Here’s the best of the borough’s openings, closings, and, of course, restaurant gossip.

• Taking the Cakeman: Earlier this week, Crain’s reported that Fort Greene legend Cake Man Raven owes over $11,000 in wages, interest and penalties after failing to pay three employees overtime. Last week, as U.S. District Court judge issued default judgment against the shop after multiple failures to appear in court. The Cake Man has not responded to inquiries by us, either.

• Crossing the river: Manhattan’s humbly named bakery The Best Chocolate Cake in the World is planning a DUMBO...

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Spring into fall with our annual autumnal arts preview

The dog days of summer are over, so now you can put away Christopher Lloyd in summer stock and get serious about arts and culture again. But there are a lot of music, art, theater and events on the schedule, so join us now for our annual cheat sheet on the season to come:

Take a bite out of autumn with our restaurant preview

After a sweltering summer, it’s a safe bet that most of us are ready for fall — and that means more than just cooler weather. We’re already looking forward to the good eats that come along with it — from crisp apples to a big bowl of soup on a blistery day. Here are our picks for fall’s dining musts:

Le Corbusier exhibit shows the architect in all his weird glory

Love him or hate him, you can’t say that Le Corbusier didn’t have a profound impact on the urban landscape. This was the guy, after all, who gave us the projects, or, as he preferred to call them, “machines for living.”

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