The Down-Low: When Pokemon Go Owned Westboro Baptist Church 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.

–The Westboro Baptist Church Is Getting Owned In Pokémon Go (a 2016 flashback). [Atlas Obscura]

–Citi Bike Sets New Ridership Record In 2016, With Nearly 14 Million Trips. [Gothamist]

–Fire Department Shuts Down Bushwick’s Occult Bookstore Catland. [Bushwick Daily]

–Gowanus has potential to become the ‘Venice’ of Brooklyn, experts say. [Curbed NY]

–Sunset starts its “You are Beautiful” campaign. [Brooklyn Reporter]

–2016 Brooklyn’s Safest Year Ever, Brooklyn DA Says. [DNAinfo]

–Why Quality of Place Matters. [CityLab]

–Baby Jesus stolen from Bay Ridge Nativity scene. [Brooklyn Paper]