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# Sinterklaas in Canarsie, “Suburbification” in Brooklyn & More of Today’s Links
- URL: https://bklyner.com/sinterklaas-in-canarsie-suburbification-in-brooklyn-more-of-todays-links/
- Published: 2018-12-06T22:30:52.000Z
- Updated: 2018-12-06T22:34:07.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: Central Brooklyn, Eastern Brooklyn, News, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, brooklyn news, down-low, today's links, #wp

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Yesterday, the [“smoke a joint, save the subway”](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/nyregion/marijuana-legalized-nyc-subway.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fnyregion&ref=bklyner.com) method of using potential tax revenue from legalized marijuana was proposed by a new study. Today, a Brooklyn lawmaker said [there’s a better way to use the money.](/espinal-marijuana-tax/)

Tenants rights have been an issue in New York City since the time of Jacob Riis—[here are the 18 tenant protection bills currently in front of the City Council.](https://citylimits.org/2018/12/05/track-the-18-tenant-protection-bills-now-before-the-city-council/?utm%5Fcontent=buffer19ae0&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=facebook.com&utm%5Fcampaign=buffer)

Back in October,[ a man died while handcuffed by NYPD in Flatlands.](/flatlands-police-custody-death/) Now, his family is speaking out on [what happened to their son and how the system failed them.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mikehayes/a-registered-nurse-told-first-responders-he-couldnt-breathe?utm%5Fsource=dynamic&utm%5Fcampaign=bffbbuzzfeednews&ref=bffbbuzzfeednews&fbclid=IwAR0tDpcCIqqp2T-14%5FNkjBmUdxuiErBSd-xMPyjUgJGIyUH2TGtBxFDtLKk)

Malls may be pushing out bodegas across the borough, so check out[ some insights into the “suburbification” of Brooklyn.](https://thebridgebk.com/malls-vs-bodegas-can-city-resist-becoming-suburban/?ref=bklyner.com)

A [proposal to raise tolls on the Verrazzano Bridge to $19](https://brooklynreporter.com/2018/12/proposed-verrazzano-bridge-toll-hike-drives-bay-ridge-mad/?ref=bklyner.com) has induced a bit of road rage down in Southern Brooklyn.

> $19 to go over a bridge?! Does that come with an oil change, tire rotation and a large coffee? [https://t.co/M7vt22Ivh2](https://t.co/M7vt22Ivh2?ref=bklyner.com)
> 
> — Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) [December 4, 2018](https://twitter.com/JustinBrannan/status/1070071297034608640?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

The Brooklyn Heights Association has suggested [an alternate plan for repairs to the BQE](/brooklyn-heights-association-presents-alternate-bqe-plan-to-dot/), but [they don’t think that denying donations to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy](https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/12/06/suspending-donations-to-brooklyn-bridge-park-over-bqe-plan-not-a-great-idea-supporters-say/?ref=bklyner.com) is the right way to put pressure on the situation.

Canarsie celebrated Christmas old school,[ with a visit from “Sinterklaas” on horseback](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/49/mm-bb-sinterklass-in-brooklyn-2018-12-07-bk.html?ref=bklyner.com), a throwback to the traditions of early Dutch settlers of Kings County.

Unruly Santas will be running roughshod over Midtown this weekend, so it’s probably best to keep things Brooklyn-based. One suggestion? [A tour of historic monuments in Prospect Park](https://ny.curbed.com/2018/12/5/18127130/santacon-nyc-bar-crawl-things-to-do-instead-2018?ref=bklyner.com)—Santa costumes not required.