Central Brooklyn

Today’s Links: Frozen Swans, Headless Chickens & More

Lincoln Place, Crown Heights (Photo: Nathan Haselby)

Canarsie Commuters Demand Better Service On B42 Bus [News 12]
Long Abandoned Boerum Hill Building Is Flooding Neighboring Homes [CBS New York]
Controversial Statue Of 19th-Century Gynecologist Will Be Relocated To Green-Wood Cemetery [Brooklyn Paper]
NYC DOT Will Install Raised Median Bike Lanes On Eastern End Of Atlantic Avenue [Streets Blog]
DOH Shuts Down DUMBO’s Famed Grimaldi’s Pizza [CBS New Yorkl]
Actor Alexander Skarsgård Spotted House-Hunting In Brooklyn Heights [New York Post]
A 26.2 Hour “Marathon” Rave In East Williamsburg Lasted From 10pm Sunday to 12:12 am Tuesday [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
New Climbing Gym Coming To Bushwick [Bushwick Daily]
Swans Have Been Getting Trapped In Frozen Prospect Park Lake [Pix 11]
Bodies Of Headless Chickens Keep Turning Up At East New York Church [New York Daily News]

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