Daily Links: Amid Development Boom, Crumbling Buildings, DOB Cuts Staff
Coney Island USA gears up for Mermaid Parade, the progressive Brooklyn school being divided over Israel, and more Brooklyn news.

Photo of the Day: Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Susan De Vries
In the News
- DOB Cuts Back on Staffing, Including Inspectors [NYP]
- Pol Concerned After Beds for Mentally Ill Slashed at Brooklyn Jail [BP]
- Coney Island USA Gears Up for 42nd Annual Mermaid Parade [BP]
- Nightclubs Plan to Open on Franklin Street [Greenpointers]
- Upset Over Closing of Flatbush Catholic School [News12]
- Bed Stuy Tennis Coach Loses Concession Rights [News12]
- Wild Turkey Spotted in Bushwick [Pix11]
- The Progressive Brooklyn School Being Divided Over Israel [NY Mag]
- Dozens of NYCHA Staff Have Pleaded Guilty to Bribery [The City]
- Developer Joel Schwartz Eyes DoBro for New Project [Crain’s]
- When Your Dream Apartment Keeps Flooding [Curbed]
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