The Down-Low: Gowanus Is A Venice For ‘Jerkos’ 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.

–’Welcome to Venice Jerko’ Graffiti Greets Gowanus Canal’s Luxury Tenants. [DNAinfo]

–Gowanus 1, Flotilla 0: Canal kills boats that float in inaugural ‘Tides of October’. [Brooklyn Paper]

–Food and Drink Will Go to the Movies at Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse. [New York Times]

–Brooklyn’s New Lab Is an Inventor’s Paradise. [Wall Street Journal]

–Most Hit & Run Drivers Are Getting Away With Murder In NYC, New Data Shows. [Gothamist]

–Hungry rat who got its head stuck in Brooklyn garbage can lives to tell the tail. [Daily News]

–Chess Night in a Changing Neighborhood: A Look at Bushwick’s Molasses Books. [Brooklyn Magazine]