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Brooklyn Today December 20: Brooklyn Pol Wants to Ban Child Sex Dolls

December 20, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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THE LEDE: Happy hump day, Brooklyn! A Queens pol messes with Brooklyn,Dan Donovan wants to ban child sex dolls, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission has a new app. Plus, a torta restaurant arrives in Bushwick, rapper Eminem opens up about Donald Trump, and the derailed Amtrak train was going more than 50 mph over the speed limit. Finally, a woman stabs her roommate over candy, there’s a new Ebola crisis in Africa, and the Royal Family is not fond of our president.  
 
IMPRINT: Forget Santa Claus, Russell Westbrook is handing out presents this year on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.

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The Rundown
 

~BROOKLYN POL WANTS TO BAN CHILD SEX DOLLS: The sexual harassment accusations leveled against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and a slew of prominent men in the political and media spheres are causing lawmakers to re-examine many other sex-related acts in the country. And now, a Brooklyn elected official is going after creeps who get a kinky kick out of using sex toys that resemble young children. U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan is pushing legislation to ban child sex dolls. The idea is to combat pedophiles who buy and sell the life-like silicone dolls, which are manufactured to look like children as young as 3 years old. “It’s a uniquely vile person who preys on children to fulfill horrific pedophilic urges,” Donovan said. “During my 20 years as a prosecutor, I put away animals who played out their disgusting fantasies on innocent children. What I saw and heard was enough to make anybody sick.” (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~WITH BILL BLOCKED, HEAVY WASTE PROCESSING IN POOR BROOKLYN STILL UNABATED: “Waste equity” legislation, designed to relieve the trash processing burden in north Brooklyn, south Bronx and southeast Queens, died on Monday after one of its many co-sponsors, Queens Councilmember Daneek Miller, unexpectedly blocked it before it could reach a City Council vote. These three low-income areas process 75 percent of NYC’s waste, with the most capacity located in north Brooklyn neighborhoods including East Williamsburg and Bushwick. The waste transfer stations bring non-stop truck traffic, pollution and accompanying health problems, including almost twice the asthma rate of surrounding communities. Reaction came swiftly from the coalition of environmental justice advocates, community activists, officials and others who had been negotiating evolving versions of the bill, Intro 495-C, over several years. These groups are now speculating as to why Miller, who backed the bill for years, suddenly changed his mind right before it would have finally come to fruition. Miller gave no explanation for his last-minute flip-flop. (via Brooklyn Eagle)
 
~THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT: ENHANCED LANDMARKS MAP GUIDES HISTORIC NYC: In the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s latest effort to make its workings more transparent, it has enhanced its interactive landmarks map that was first launched in spring of 2016. The newly enhanced Discover NYC Landmarks guide offers information on roughly 34,000 buildings in the city’s 141 historic districts. “The launch of the enhanced web map will not only allow for a greater appreciation and understanding of our city’s rich architectural and cultural heritage, but it also brings greater transparency, efficiency and public access to the agency,” LPC chairperson Meenakshi Srinivasan said. With various filters such as architectural styles, types of buildings and era, the map can dive into history with the swipe of a finger. (via Curbed New York) 
 
~TORTA-BASED RESTAURANT COMES TO BUSHWICK: What started as an importation of Mexico City cuisine at Hecho en DUMBO has brought Danny Mena and Oscar Leon Bernal to Bushwick for their newest restaurant, La Loncheria. The eatery just opened, offering tortas as the base of the menu with five varieties of the sandwich. “Over the last decade, we’ve seen a huge transformation in terms of what’s available,” Mena said. “When we opened Hecho, we wanted to serve what we thought of as genuine contemporary Mexican food. Here, we’re going to be much more adventurous.” In addition to several types of tortas, La Loncheria serves tacos, grilled dishes and various appetizers alongside traditional cocktails. (via Grub Street)

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Staff Picks:   
 

LONG READ: “The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook” (via Politico)
 
ANOTHER LONG READ: Kobe Bryant just became the first NBA player to have two numbers retired by the same team. To honor Bryant, here’s GQ’s2015 interview with the Black Mamba. (via GQ)
 
PODCAST: Ever wonder why China is obsessed with taking selfies? (via The New Yorker)
 
MUSIC: A Q&A with rapper Eminem on his new album, his haters and his disgust for Donald Trump. (via Vulture)

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NATIONAL BULLETIN: The derailed Amtrak train in Washington was travelling an estimated 80 mph in a 30-mph zone…A woman in Pennsylvaniastabs her roommate over candy…And three people die in a plane crash in Indiana. (via NYT, Time and NBC)  
 
FOREIGN FLASH: There’s a new Ebola crisis in Africa…Saudi Arabia intercepts a ballistic missile from Yemen…And here’s everything you need to know about Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s new president. (via USA Today, BBC and WaPo)       

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 ROYAL WATCH: The Royal Family is not at all fond of Donald Trump.Here’s why. (via The Cheat Sheet)  

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BROOKLYN TONIGHT   
 

10:30AM — Little Scientists: Science Baby at Washington Irving Library.Details.
 
2:00PM — Jewish Life in Croatia 1945-1952 at Center for Jewish History.Details.
 
4:00PM — Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours & Holiday Clothing Drive at Cadman Plaza West. Details.
 
5:00PM – 7:00PM — Holiday Teen Paint Night- Ages 11-14 at Brownsville Recreation Center. Details.
 
5:00PM – 7:30PM — Wonton & Dumplings at Brooklyn Brainery. Details.
 
5:00PM – 8:00PM — Poetry & Potluck Expo at Fifth Avenue Committee.Details.
 
5:30PM – 7:30PM — How to Turn Your Hobby into a Business at Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults. Details.
 
6:00PM — Chasing Consciousness: The Great AI Debate at Caveat. Details.
 
7:00PM — Screening: Walk with Me at Rubin Museum of Art. Details.
 
8:00PM — What Is Life: What Did the First Life Look Like? at Caveat. Details.

 

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 EAGLE SPORTS: Recently acquired Nets center Jahlil Okafor isn’t quite ready for prime time, nor any time at the moment, after logging just 25 minutes on the court this season during the closing stages of his ill-fated run as a Philadelphia 76er. The 22-year-old, 6-foot-11 center tried to knock off the rust last Friday night in Toronto, logging a whopping 23 minutes during his Brooklyn debut and registering 10 points and four rebounds. Okafor, acquired from Philadelphia on Dec. 7, hadn’t stepped on an NBA court since Nov. 7, when he got three minutes of playing time against Utah for the 76ers. “I felt rusty, had some cobwebs on me,” Okafor admitted after nearly equaling his minutes output for the entire campaign in the 120-87 loss to the Raptors. “But just to be able to get out there — run up and down and play basketball — was great.” (via Brooklyn Eagle)

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MILESTONES
 
Happy birthday to Jenny Agutter, Billy Bragg, Sandra Cisneros, Ashley Cole, David Cook, Uri Geller, Jonah Hill, William Julius Wilson and Dick Wolf!


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