Daily Links: Empty Storefronts a Common Sight in Williamsburg as L Train Shutdown Looms

In the News

• Meet Brooklyn’s Manual-Elevator Operators [NYT]
• New York Digests, and Dissects, L Train Shutdown Plans [NYT]
• LIRR Upgrade Will Connect Brooklyn Workers to Long Island Jobs [Eagle]
• Black Arts Theater Course Coming to Bed Stuy’s Billie [BK Reader]
• A Stylish Boerum Hill Haircut Bar “for Everyone” [PMFA]
• Good-Bye to Sheila’s Café and Bakery on Court Street [PMFA]
• Cobble Hill’s River Park Gets a $12.5 Million Megamansion [Curbed]
• Gowanus Warehouse Sold as Developers Await Rezoning [Crain’s]
• CB6 Approves Site for Maritime Middle School in Red Hook [Patch]
• Retail Vacancies in the Heart of Williamsburg Raise Concerns [TRD]

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