> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Today’s Links: Once More For Walt Whitman’s House, Senatorial Twitter Trolling In Southern Brooklyn & More - URL: https://bklyner.com/todays-links-once-more-for-walt-whitmans-house-senatorial-twitter-trolling-in-southern-brooklyn-more/ - Published: 2018-07-17T20:30:05.000Z - Updated: 2018-07-17T20:49:10.000Z - 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 ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CIN-II-III-1-800x800.jpg) The merry-go-round at Coney Island glows softly at night (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) Walt Whitman famously lived in Clinton Hill, but the aluminum siding on his former home has [prevented the building from being landmarked](/coalition-seeks-landmark-designation-former-home-walt-whitman/) in the past. Undaunted, [preservationists are giving it another go](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/nyregion/walt-whitman-landmark.html?ref=bklyner.com)—a [common theme](/appeal-made-to-landmark-99-year-old-cortelyou-road-church/) after the [Landmarks Preservation Commission chair resigned earlier this year.](/landmarks-preservation-commission-chair-resigns-following-opposition-to-proposed-changes-in-rules/) Prospect Park may well be the crown jewel of Brooklyn, and summer is the time to enjoy it! Are you getting the most out of the park? This [handy guide will make sure you do…](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/travel/prospect-park-brooklyn-new-york.html?ref=bklyner.com) Speaking of taking advantage of all the city has to offer: [your library card will now get you into museums](https://nypost.com/2018/07/15/nyc-library-cards-can-now-get-you-free-entry-to-some-museums/?ref=bklyner.com) and cultural institutions all across New York! Jared Kushner is back in the news in Brooklyn, as tenants allege [they were harassed out of their living spaces in Williamsburg](https://apnews.com/140949342bf14f1a9aa80c485c460ec5?ref=bklyner.com) to make room for fancy condos. Complaints included construction noise, rats and more… And speaking of rats: did you see this post [about a baby rat that snuck its way into a Brooklyn apartment through a sink drain?](http://gothamist.com/2018/07/16/brooklyn%5Frat%5Fbaby%5Fsink.php?ref=bklyner.com) It was alternately considered terrifying and cute by those posting online—hopefully, those in the latter category haven’t heard about [recent extermination efforts](/de-blasio-rodents/) after Brooklyn nabes topped the list in[ rodent-related complaints!](/brooklyn-tops-list-of-rat-complaints-in-nyc/) Twitter users smelled a rat as well, trying to determine whether [State Senator Marty Golden was using troll Twitter accounts to attack his critics](https://www.radiofreebayridge.org/tweets-from-marty-golden-troll-accounts/?ref=bklyner.com) online. Earlier this year, a staffer from Golden’s office was fired after an a[nti-Semitic retweet comparing a school shooting survivor to Hitler.](/senator-marty-goldens-staffer-shares-anti-semitic-facebook-posts-candidates-call-on-golden-to-fire-him/) In school news, an [op-ed in the Times criticizes the State Senate for failing to uphold the speed camera program and keep our schools safe.](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/opinion/speed-cameras-schools-senate-new-york.html?ref=bklyner.com) The authors? Just two former DOT commissioners, is all… In the private school sector, a study shows the [headmasters of the cities fanciest academies raking in huge salaries](https://nypost.com/2018/07/14/nycs-private-school-headmasters-rake-in-huge-salaries/?ref=bklyner.com): to the tune of a million dollars, or roughly five times what the best public school headmasters make. Finally, an article about Summerhill, the controversial Crown Heights restaurant that was a symbol of tone-deaf gentrification and racism, [says the “boozy sandwich shop” has rehabilitated its imag](https://ny.eater.com/2018/7/16/17576200/summerhill-brooklyn-controversy-crowds-black-clientele?ref=bklyner.com)e—what do you think?