Daily Links: Shaky Condo Closes Boerum Hill Park, Gowanus School Lot May Hold Slave Remains
Unstable condo building leads city to vacate Boerum Hill playground, Gowanus school development site more likely to hold slave remains than Revolutionary War heroes.
In the News
- A Month Rent-Free in Brooklyn and Beyond: A Great Deal or a Gimmick? [NYT]
- 19th-Century Diary Suggests Slaves Are Buried in Brooklyn Lot [NYT]
- Scrubbing Grime From Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Headstone in Green-Wood [NYT]
- Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Could Serve as Flood Barrier in Red Hook [Eagle]
- Judge to Pier 6 Developers: “Build If You Dare” [Eagle]
- Cannonball Found in Heights Backyard Dates to Revolutionary War [BK Paper]
- Farewell to Franny’s, a Perfect Brooklyn Restaurant [New Yorker]
- The Mysterious Disappearance of de Blasio’s $2.5 Billion Streetcar Plan [VV]
- Brodsky Buys City Point Apartment Tower [Crain’s]
- Hasidic Community Allegedly Held Info on Stark Kidnapping for Hours [TRD]
- Shoddy Luxury Condo Construction Forces Boerum Playground to Vacate [DNA]
- Gowanus Canal’s Toxic Waters Flood Streets [DNA]
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