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# Briefly Noted: The “We Don’t Like It” Edition
- URL: https://bklyner.com/briefly-noted-the-we-dont-like-it-edition/
- Published: 2019-08-14T20:56:09.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-14T20:56:09.000Z
- Author: Liena Zagare
- Tags: News, Nonsponsored, #wp

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DYKER HEIGHTS: [Councilman wants Brooklyn’s flashy Christmas display to be vendor-free ](https://nypost.com/2019/08/13/councilman-wants-brooklyns-flashy-christmas-display-to-be-vendor-free/?fbclid=IwAR0c4GNtb3ISf-CvolJ28MoBJNnZkmJugeDBsJ5NA2cL3-R-uZ5UcEkrPQc&ref=bklyner.com)(NYPost).

MIDWOOD: [Cops seek to charge sports car driver blamed in beloved Brooklyn cyclist’s death — but state law makes criminal case difficult](https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-cyclist-jose-alzorriz-death-driver-charged-20190813-nogm26mgtzdfnjhqyrzgdy6xm4-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2f%5Ff92giuGAWxydWdlATdLrQc8oNoLlpr9mJJ7EeGXrlhSIZmVurig%5FjI&ref=bklyner.com) (Daily News)

SHEEPSHEAD: [Sheepshead Bay ‘zombie homes’ plagued by squatters, mold, and feral cats](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/42/33/mm-zombie-homes-2019-08-16-bk.html?ref=bklyner.com) (BP)

DOWNTOWN/GOWANUS: [Improving Opportunity Zones to Truly Benefit Needy Communities in New York City](https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/130-opinion/8733-improving-opportunity-zones-to-truly-benefit-new-york-city?ref=bklyner.com) – Speaker Corey Johnson opines in Gotham Gazette

MAIL: [UNACCOUNTABLE! The United States Postal Service is a Rogue Company Delivering Road Violence](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/08/14/unaccountable-the-united-states-postal-service-is-a-rogue-company-delivering-road-violence/?ref=bklyner.com) (Streetsblog)