The Down Low: Rally Against Travel Ban Tonight & 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.

-Rally In Union Square Tonight Against Latest Version Of Trump Travel Ban [Gothamist]

-‘Bike Boom’: Lessons from the ’70s cycling craze that swept the U.S. [Curbed]

-Watching and lamenting the death of the New York Diner [Grub Street]

-Timeline: A History of NYC Train Derailments [DNAinfo]

-Long-Awaited Public Plaza Opens at Flatbush and Lafayette in Fort Greene [Brownstoner]

-Assembly Approves 2-Year Deal on Mayoral Control of New York City Schools [NYTimes]