The Down-Low: We Loved Carrie Fisher In Blues Brothers, Too, And 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. And a bit of ephemera, too.

–Remember Carrie Fisher’s Amazing Role In ‘The Blues Brothers’. [Gothamist]

–Co-living start-up Common expands in Brooklyn with market-rate rentals. [Curbed NY]

–Hurricane Sandy-Displaced Locals Among Those Hired by Build It Back Program. [DNAinfo]

–A Fancy Guitar to Sell, but Hard to Play in Handcuffs. [New York Times]

–How the Opioid Epidemic Is an Infrastructure Issue. [CityLab]

–Troy Ave ‘All Good’ After Getting Shot Twice in Brooklyn on Christmas. [Rolling Stone]

–Cyclists sick of 88th Precinct cars in bike lane, CO claims he can’t do anything about it. [Brooklyn Paper]