Brooklyn Today June 1: Bernie Sanders returns to hometown Brooklyn
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THE LEDE: Good morning! In today’s briefing, we present a sneak peek at Kushner Cos.’ plans for the old Jehovah’s Witnesses HQ in Brooklyn Heights, and several Brooklyn schools make a few untraditional hires. Then, Bernie Sanders returns to his hometown borough, and City Council candidate Justin Brannon has a weighty suggestion for the MTA. Meanwhile, the quest to avoid dealing with the L-train shutdown continues, and we bring you two new reports on stop and frisk and distribution of bedrock institutions across the borough. Keep reading to find out where the tens of thousands of post-election letters written to Hillary Clinton go, and – if you can believe it – we have a piece of good news about the subway. We’ll see you again on Friday!
IMPRINT: The NYT Magazine sweats the small stuff with its latest cover.