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Today’s Links: Manhattan Bridge Is Falling Down, Babies Are Celebrating Birthdays in Bars & More

All smiles on the L train (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)

Baby Birthday Bashes Barging in on Brooklyn Bar Scene [NY Post]
Janice McDonnell Paints the Brooklyn Waterfront, Red Hook to Navy Yard [Brownstoner]
Enjoy Coffee and a Bike Tune-up at Industry City Cafe Maglia Rosa [PSFK]
How Big Is Too Big? Brooklyn Supertalls Like 80 Flatbush Beg the Question [The Bridge BK]
12 Years And Counting: Another Construction Delay in Carrol Gardens [Pardon Me For Asking]
Falling Debris From Manhattan Bridge Shutters Section of Brooklyn Bridge Park [amNY]
Refugee Orchestra Project to Play Williamsburg’s National Sawdust [Brooklyn Paper]
Brooklyn Man Arrested in Fatal Queens Bombing Plot [NY Times]
Murder Charges for Cheesecake-Poisoning Identity Thief [NY Post]
Brooklyn Botanic Cuts Down on Free Morning Admissions Hours [Patch]
Even Private Schools Are Getting Priced Out in Brooklyn [Commerical Observer]

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