The Down Low: Filmed In BK, Gang Policing, ‘Missing’ Rep. Donovan & 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.
–Movies filmed in Brooklyn, from ‘Goodfellas’ to ‘Uptown Girls’ [am New York]
–Has ‘Gang Policing’ Replaced Stop-and-Frisk? [Citylab]
–New Yorkers Search for ‘Missing’ Rep. Donovan After He Declines Town Hall [DNAinfo]
–Brooklyn Heights Association Confronts BQX Proposal at Annual Meeting [Brownstoner]
–De Blasio Says 90 New Shelters Are Needed To Move Homeless Out Of Hotels [Gothamist]
–City pols slam NYCHA for delays in Hurricane Sandy building repairs [New York Daily News]
–Kids’ Boutique Owner Arrested for Shoplifting at Whole Foods, Police Say [DNAinfo]
–“Get Organized Brooklyn,” A Model For Community-Based Resistance in the Trump Era [Huffington Post]
–Remembering a City Where the Smog Could Kill [New York Times]