Friday Links
Fire Reveals Illegal Homes Hide in Plain Sight [NY Times] After a Fire in Brooklyn, the Anguish of a Mother [NY Times] DOB to Farm Out Its Licensing Exams [NY Times] Push-In Robbers on Loose in Fort Greene [NYT/Local] Incense May Have Caused Fatal Crown Heights Fire [NY Post] Marine Park Man Wants to Silence…

Fire Reveals Illegal Homes Hide in Plain Sight [NY Times]
After a Fire in Brooklyn, the Anguish of a Mother [NY Times]
DOB to Farm Out Its Licensing Exams [NY Times]
Push-In Robbers on Loose in Fort Greene [NYT/Local]
Incense May Have Caused Fatal Crown Heights Fire [NY Post]
Marine Park Man Wants to Silence Church [NY Daily News]
Huge Bust at Hipster Drug Den [Brooklyn Paper]
Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct Is Safest [Brooklyn Eagle]
Man Struck, Killed by G Train in Slope [Brooklyn Eagle]
23 Brooklyn Restaurants Violated Wage Laws [WNYC]
DOT Expedites Repairs For Extra Cash [Gothamist]
Photo by damntheman
That photo is creepy to me… like a little kid was abducted. if it was part of a movie, the next shot would be empty swings still swinging with scary music.
“Imagine getting killed by a G-train. You’d have to be on the tracks for a long time.”
That’s not funny, dittoburg. So what if I laughed.
***Bid half off peak comps***
“No comments about the “Huge bust at hipster drug den?””
I just wondered if anyone had heard from DH this morning? ; )
Bay Ridge is cited as the 2nd safest neighborhood in the city. Who’s no. 1?
“No comments about the “Huge bust at hipster drug den?”
Those guys are going to jail for a long, long time.
No comments about the “Huge bust at hipster drug den?”
23 restaurants violate minimum wage laws + illegal cramped apartments
“No other city does it that way.” – thats a pretty broad claim. You could trip over that.
From the first post:
“But the story of 65th Street illustrates a problem often cited by housing advocates: Dangerous, illegal apartments often exist in plain sight, under the noses of overworked building inspectors whose job is to discover and fine violators, and of neighbors and workers who are not responsible for combating illegal apartments but may see or learn of unsafe situations.”
And residents quoted in the Times story also say Con Ed (which Mayor Bloomberg often defends) visited the place and did repairs, not once reporting that the residence was illegal. Want to talk about crime? There’s some REAL criminal activity going on here.