Daily Links: Gerritsen Beach History, New Parks For Southern BK, Firehouse Trouble in Flatlands and more
- GERRITSEN BEACH – Long Before Levittown, Brooklyn Boasted Mass-Produced Housing – a wonderful piece by the NYC Parks Historian-in-residence Thomas J Campanella. (CityLab)
- MARINE PARK/SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Brooklyn centenarian reveals secrets to her longevity ahead of 103rd birthday (Daily News). “Keep yourself occupied and busy. Do that all the time,” she said. “And you’ll be all right. You’ll be like me — 103.”
- BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – We shared last year about Brooklyn Public Library starting a story writing class for nannies – NYT profiles the group in The Real Nanny Diaries
- FLATLANDS – FDNY investigating possible sexual misconduct, hazing at Brooklyn’s ‘friendly firehouse’ on E46th Street. They transferred six fire officers and two firefighters. (Daily News)
- BOROUGH PARK – A lovely profile of Judge Rachel Freier – Hasidic grandmother breaks barriers on Brooklyn judicial bench and serves as role model (PIX11)
- RED HOOK – Cuomo calls for Red Hook Container Terminal to move to Sunset Park (Crains)
- FORT GREENE/CLINTON HILL – What’s Coming to Myrtle Avenue in 2018 (Myrtle Avenue BID)
- JAMAICA BAY – Brooklyn landfills to become 407-acre state park under Cuomo proposal (Daily News)
