Afternoon Links: Greenwood Heights Principal Doesn't Believe in Textbooks

[Carroll Gardens | Photo: Mary Hautman]

The tactics of a hero principal at P.S. 172 in Greenwood Heights, museum news about Swizz Beatz, a Bushwick typeface inspired by graffiti and more in this afternoon’s links.

In the News
At High-Performing P.S. 172 in Greenwood Heights, a Principal Rewrites the Book [NYT]
Swizz Beatz, Barbara Vogelstein Join Brooklyn Museum Board [WSJ]
Clinton Hill and Fort Greene Groups Come Out Against City Rezoning Proposal [Eagle]
14 Crazy Facts About the Brooklyn Bridge [Business Insider]
Designer Creates a Bushwick Font Based on Neighborhood Signs and Graffiti [BK Paper]

Comment of the Day

I don’t think I will ever acclimate to the exposed joist ceiling. I don’t like it. It eats reflected light for breakfast.

— slopefarm in Open Houses: Four With Fireplaces to See This Weekend in Brooklyn