Afternoon Links: Locals Aggravated by Health Study of Newtown Creek
A Bushwick fire that left 60-plus homeless was sparked by electrical wires, nuns and friars poured holy water into the Gowanus Canal and more.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Mary Hautman
In the News
Invoking a Higher Power to Clean Up the Gowanus Canal [NYT]
Saving East New York From Gentrification [NYT]
Eric Adams Joins Activists in Bike Ride for Safer Streets [NYDN]
Some Highlights of the Brooklyn Folk Festival [BHB]
YIMBY Founder Sues Elliman for Breach of Contract [TRD]
State Study on Newtown Creek’s Health Effects a “Disgrace”: Activists [DNA]
Bushwick Fire Left 60-Plus Homeless, Was Sparked By Electrical Wires [DNA]
Comment of the Day
Having grown up in Crown Heights North, I clearly remember what a thrill it was to come upon a row of these Romanesque Revival houses. They created an air of magic and mystery among the cookie cutter Brownstones.
— Dominic Ambrose in Romanesque Revival: The Grand Architectural Style Loved by Brooklyn’s Victorian Robber Barons
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