Brooklyn Today May 16: A Freelancer’s Life for Me
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THE LEDE: Here comes the sun, Brooklyn! On this summery Tuesday, we bring good news for all the freelancers working at your neighborhood cafe, and some not-so-good news for low-wage workers. Plus, the public library systems are eyeing a bigger slice of the fiscal pie, and Brooklyn pols have had it up to here with snarled subway commutes. Also, Brooklyn boasts four winners in the Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, and Brooklyn DA candidate Ama Dwimoh pushes forward with the Child Victims Act…And finally, four Brooklyn subway stops prep for an onslaught of David Lynch megafans.
IMPRINT: The Washington Post Magazine illustrates the unlikely similaritiesbetween JFK and Trump.