Daily Links: Proposed 'Little Haiti' District Faces Opposition From Within Flatbush Community
Midwood’s Vitagraph smokestack will live on, and a block of McDonough street in Bed Stuy is renamed Jackie Robinson Way.

Carroll Gardens. Photo by Susan De Vries
In the News
- In Flatbush, Push for a Special Haitian District Hits Resistance [NYT]
- Block of MacDonough Street in Bed Stuy Renamed Jackie Robinson Way [NYP]
- Midwood’s Vitagraph Smokestack Will Live On [Eagle]
- Kids March on Brooklyn Bridge Against Sexual Harassment, Gun Violence [BP]
- Refinery Closing After 21 Years on Smith Street [PMFA]
- Shawarma & Grill Coming to Smith Street Soon [PMFA]
- Brooklyn’s Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars Are Holding Steady [Eater]
- De Blasio Visits Bushwick to Announce Rodent Extermination Plan [Bklyner]
- Founders of Ample Hills Give the Scoop on Their Sweet Boerum Hill Home [6sqft]
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