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Planned streetcar along Brooklyn-Queens waterfront may be ditched, and the Brooklyn Museum’s hiring of white curator for African art faces criticism.

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In the News
A Tiny Elevator, a Haunting Reminder in Brooklyn [NYT]
Police Fatally Shoot Brooklyn Man After Falsely Believing He Had Gun [NYT]
A Dyker Heights Go-To for Beauticians and Butchers [NYT]
‘Entourage’ Actor Bought $10K Toilet for Mom’s Clinton Hill Townhouse [NYP]
Planned Streetcar Along Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront May Be Ditched [NYDN]
De Blasio Hints at ‘Vacancy Fee’ for Landlords of Empty Storefronts [Curbed]
Women-Only Coworking Space The Wing Is Heading to Williamsburg [Curbed]
BK Museum’s Hiring of White Curator for African Art Faces Criticism [ArtNews]
Brooklyn Sees Uptick in Foreclosures in First Quarter of 2018 [TRD]
Permits Filed for 10-Unit Building Near Williamsburg Firehouse [NYY]
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