Williamsburg Brooklyn Snow Storm 2016
Williamsburg. Photo by Mary Hautman

In the News
Traffic Comes to a Halt in Windsor Terrace, and a Kitten Is Saved [NYT]
How Brooklyn Coped With Blizzard of 2016 [Eagle]
Talking with Alexis Bittar: How a Bay Ridge Boy Created an Accessories Empire [BKMag]
A First Glimpse at the MTA’s Next-Generation Subway Car [2nd Ave. Sagas]
Landmarks Not Ready to Approve New Three-Family House on Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene [NYY]
Pre-K Applications Open as City Hopes to Enroll More Than 68,000 Students [DNA]
Park Slope Shames Slow Snow Shovelers on Social Media [DNA]

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Forty-three years ago this week, Brooklyn-born congresswoman Shirley Chisholm became the first African American from a major political party to run for the presidency. Hear her fascinating story, below, via WNYC.

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