The Down Low: The Best July 4th Parties In NYC & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn.

-The best 4th of July parties in NYC [Time Out NY]

-We Taste-Tested 10 Hot Dogs. Here Are the Best [New York Times]

-Photos: Daily News photographer kayaks 179 miles from Albany to Manhattan [Daily News]

-Which Brooklyn neighborhood has the most native New Yorkers? [Brokelyn]

-Streets Named After Confederate Generals Causing A Stir In Fort Hamilton [CBS]

-Two-Thirds of New Yorkers in Opioid Treatment Rely on Medicaid, Mayor Says [DNAinfo]