Basements to Rentals in East New York, The Last Italian Record Store in Bensonhurst & More of Today’s Links

Following a string of anti-Semitic crimes last week and a racist attack this week, allegedly white supremacist graffiti was spray-painted in North Brooklyn, as well.

A mother is in handcuffs after an abandoned infant was found in a Prospect Lefferts Gardens construction site.

A three-year pilot program designed to allow East New York homeowners legally convert their basements into rentals had its first City Council hearing today.

In Williamsburg, a conference on the Brooklyn block-chain industry “aimed to sort out the hope from the hype.”

The last Italian record store in Bensonhurst tells the tale of an immigrant community from its spot on 18th street—even as similar institutions close down.

Look smart: a new boutique for “smart glasses” is peddling pricey specs from the future in Cobble Hill.

And students in Park Slope staged a walk-out to protest their online learning courses, which they said required them to stare at computers and teach themselves.

More school trouble preceded the walkout, as parents fumed over a sudden potential change to specialized high-school admissions.