Afternoon Links: Emergency Drills for Barclays Center, Kings Theatre?

In the News
Eric Adams Proposing Emergency Drills for Large Venues in Brooklyn [NYDN]
Jewish Man, Teens Hit With Eggs In Borough Park Hate Crime [Gothamist]
Global Soccer Brings Its ‘A’ Game to Brooklyn at BlazerCon [NYT]
Former Church to Become 16 Residential Units in Bed Stuy [NYY]
Wonderful Video Paying Tribute to South Brooklyn’s Enduring Mom and Pop Stores [PMFA]
The History of a Renamed Bay Ridge Establishment [Hey Ridge]

Click through for a reason to cheer new construction in Comment of the Day.

Comment of the Day

If people are serious about dealing with energy conservation-emissions, walkable cities and sustainable development then we should be cheering this new construction.

–brklynmind in How Six Controversial Proposed Skyscrapers Will Radically Transform Brooklyn’s Skyline

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