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March 20th, 2026
Daily Links: Organizers Say Coney Island Mermaid Parade at Risk Without Funding
- MTA Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging 1980s Subway Cars [NYT]
- Brooklyn Jail Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate [NYT]
- He Tried to Rob Six Banks, Police Say. His Total Takings: $605 [NYT]
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade Seeks Funding to Stay Afloat [BP]
- Pier 2 Roller Rink Returns Music and Motion to Brooklyn [BP]
- Inside Greenpoint’s Mushroom and Horticulture Shop [Greenpointers]
- Postal Worker Attacked on the Job in Crown Heights [News12]
- ‘That Housing Supply Isn’t Part of the Story Is Kind of Absurd’ [Hell Gate]
- 250 Homeless Men Moved From Midtown Shelter to Brooklyn [Gothamist]
- Activists Want ICE Contractor Evicted From Brooklyn Navy Yard [Prism]
- PMG, Carlyle Refinance 517-Unit Development in Gowanus [TRD]
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If you click on the name of the architecture firm it takes you to their link which has one front stoop photo. Here's the shortcut: https://www.ossoarch.com/bk-townhouse-penthouse
The Insider: Architects Rebuild Sinking Park Slope Brownstone and Add a Penthouse"OSSO Architecture replaced a crumbling brick stoop that was not original to the house with bluestone treads, open risers, and a steel railing. They cleaned up the exterior facade, installed new Pella windows, and restored the original front doors, now boldly painted Exotic Purple by Benjamin Moore." But there is no facade picture showing this.
The Insider: Architects Rebuild Sinking Park Slope Brownstone and Add a PenthouseBob, I always love walking by those houses!
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PLG Tudor With Charming Exterior, Wood Burning Fireplace Asks $2.1 Million