Down-Low: Cheeky Raccoons, Brooklyn-Made Mead & 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.

-A Curious Raccoon Visits PS 58 [PMFA]

-Mead Is Now Being Made In Bushwick [The Bridge BK]

-The Battle Over Homework [NYT]

-Photographing Coney Island Everyday For Art [It’s Nice That]

-Community Has A Change Of Heart Over Homeless Shelter [Fox 5 NY]

-Bell House Hosts Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats Awards Dinner [Kings County Politics]

-Is Brooklyn Unfashionable? [Bloomberg]

-Brooklyn Tech Companies Favor The Ferry [Technical.ly]

-Music Industry Is Big Business In NYC [Brooklyn Eagle]

-What Commuters Will/Won’t Get After 6-Month Closure Of Bay Ridge Avenue Subway Station [Hey Ridge]

-Comptroller Stringer Examines Uneven Economic Growth In 15 Gentrifying Nabes [Gotham Gazette]