Week In Review: Affordable Housing Lottery, Myrtle Avenue Sidewalk Temporarily Closes, And Local Cats Star In The Kitten Halftime Show

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EVENTS: Valentine’s Day weekend.

TOP NEWS

• APPLY NOW: affordable housing lottery at 250 Ashland Place.
• 966 Fulton Street senior center & day care are secure for now.
• Myrtle Avenue sidewalk closed for four months due to construction.
• Clinton Hill street to be co-named after Carey Gabay, ex-Cuomo aide.
• Teens arrested in deli assault of postal worker.
• Man brandishes gun near MetroTech.
• Clementine Bakery is a drop-off location for baby carriers for refugees.

OTHER NEWS

• Local cats go national during Superbowl at Kitten Halftime show.
• Pols push to allow cyclists to follow pedestrian — not vehicle — traffic signals.
• City Council stalls mayor’s zoning proposal.
• 5 Brookyn playspaces for the kids
• 7 ways to celebrate Lunar New Year in Brooklyn.
• Acclaimed director Trevor Nunn is directing “Pericles” in Fort Greene.
• JOBS: Barclays Center PT concessions jobs.
• Free fitness classes around Fort Greene and Clinton Hill!
• LIST: Where to go swimming indoors in Brooklyn.