Afternoon Links: Number of Registered Brooklyn Democrats Mysteriously Drops
Brooklyn is losing registered Democrats, L train shutdowns could begin in 2019 and more Brooklyn news.
Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo by Barbara Eldredge
In the News
Novelist Emma Cline’s Writing Shed Near the Gowanus [NYT]
Student Sues Police Over Baton Encounter in ‘Burg High School [NYT]
Sunset Park’s Wildest Artist Tames Parrots, Talks to Abe Lincoln’s Ghost [NYP]
60,000 Fewer Democrats in Brooklyn and No Clear Reason Why [WNYC]
Rent Guidelines Board May Vote for Another Rent Freeze [Crain’s]
L Train Shutdowns Could Begin in 2019 [Curbed]
The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Brooklyn Holdings [TRD]
Comment of the Day
Overall, I think this development looks nice, and with the plantings in place will look even nicer. The only thing I don’t like are the finishes. The limestone just looks like concrete, and the metal looks like that cheap brown anodized aluminum crap from the 80s. The east facade along Furman Street looks awesome! This hotel will be great for the area, and all of it will pay for the park. Not a bad deal, as the park is already showing signs of age in some places, and is still growing.
— designerbiker in Limestone, Glass, and Metal Facade Emerges at Pierhouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park [Photos]
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