‘Animal Holocaust’ Protests, Carnival Market Homage & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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‘What We’re Reading’ is a round-up of our favorite stories from Ditmas Park & Brooklyn — and curiosities from all around New York City.

–At Carnival market In Brooklyn, a United Nations for the palate. [The New York Times]

–’Animal Holocaust!’: Protests against ritual Jewish chicken slaughter get ugly. [Gothamist]

–Windsor Terrace trees were paved into sidewalk. [Brooklyn Paper]

–Reading Jane Jacobs anew. [Citylab]

–Inside the New York Public Library’s last secret apartments. [Atlas Obscura]

–City of Women: What if the New York City subway map paid homage to some of the city’s great women? [The New Yorker]