Afternoon Links: Controversial J'Ouvert Festival Will Continue, But Must Get Permit From City
The J’Ouvert festival will need permits to continue, NYC’s population rose by 55,211 people in 2015 and more Brooklyn news.
Coffee weather in Brooklyn. Photo by Michael Scicolone via Flickr
In the News
Ken Thompson, Brooklyn Prosecutor, Emerges as Victor in Tough Case [NYT]
A Mailman, Handcuffed, in Crown Heights [NYT]
9 Things Every Old House Lover Thinks When They Walk Into One [HB]
Brooklyn Hospital Center Selling Prime Fort Greene Building [BK Paper]
NYC’s 2015 Population Increases to 8,550,405, Up 55,211 From 2014 [NYY]
Manhattan Bridge Intersection Is Most Car-Crash Prone in City [DNA]
J’Ouvert Won’t Be Canceled But Will Have to Get a Permit, Bratton Says [DNA]
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Overall very well done. I do not care for the kitchen cabinets and I’m over exposed brick, but other than that I like much of what was done here. The stairs and the rear extension/decks are particularly successful, I love both those elements.
— EJR in The Insider: Narrow South Slope House Gets New Staircase, Extension and Lots of Light
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