Morning Links: Does Brownsville Crime Point to Failed "Broken Windows" Policing?

In the News
With Plan for Greenpoint Hospital, Neighbors May Finally Get Their Way [NYT]
Brownsville’s Broken Windows [NYT]
If a Project Is Easy, Forest City Ratner’s CEO Isn’t Interested [WSJ]
Owner of Williamsburg Warehouse That Burned Down Sues Tenants for $5 Million Over Blaze [NYDN]
Man Drives Into Gowanus Canal After Fleeing Hit-and-Run Crash [NYDN]
Modular Construction In New York City, Once the Future, Is Fading [Curbed]
How the City Is Encouraging Office Development and Manufacturing in North Williamsburg [NYY]

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Six Brooklyn Townhouses With Six-Figure Price Tags — and Plenty of Potential
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You’ve probably heard that the L train may be suspended between Brooklyn and Manhattan for up to several years. Click through for some locals’ reactions.

“New Yorkers have a lot to complain about. And it’d be fun to find something else to complain about — but it’d just be annoying. I would be really pissed if that happened.” Head over to Gothamist for the video.

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