Morning Links: After Months of Debate, Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Is Getting a Middle School

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After the extreme popularity of The Meatball Shop on the Lower East Side, the restaurant grew to five locations, including one in Williamsburg — and then realized it was expanding too fast. Watch below as co-owner and Williamsburg resident Daniel Holzman discusses the business’s challenges (h/t Eater).

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