Afternoon Links: Five-Alarm Fire Ravaged PLG Warehouse, Red Hook to Get Its Sign Back
A fire destroys a Prospect Lefferts Gardens warehouse, the L train shutdown may spread to Manhattan and more.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Kim via Flickr
In the News
Williamsburg’s L Train Pain Could Spread to Manhattan [WSJ]
A Street-Level View of Brooklyn’s Rapid Gentrification [Forbes]
Espinal Is Man in the Middle of East New York Talks [City Limits]
Massive Blaze Destroys Warehouse in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [Pix11]
Former Paramount Studios Warehouse Makes Way for Apartments [NYY]
New York Primary Becomes Brooklyn Brawl [WNYC]
Tesla to Return “Red Hook” Sign to Van Brunt Street [DNA]
Comment of the Day
To further clarify, the East side of 4th Avenue is Slopebottom Heights and the West side is Slopebottom Gardens. Please don’t mix them up, it’s a very sore subject to all of us Slopebottomists, or Lobotomites if you prefer.
— garyr in Real Estate’s Busy Season Brings New Names for Brooklyn Neighborhoods
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