Brooklyn Today: Group collects subway complaints for the governor

August 19, 2019 Brooklyn Eagle

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THE LEDE: Good morning! For the special occasion of Gov. Andrew Cuomo releasing the MTA’s five-year capital spending plan this September, The Riders Alliance wants to hear all your complaints about the subway. After compiling New Yorkers’ top gripes for what needs fixing, they’re going to deliver the priorities to the governor for consideration.

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THE RUNDOWN

~WORK HALTS AFTER EXPLOSION AT LIU BROOKLYN CONSTRUCTION SITE: An explosion at a construction site on LIU’s Downtown Brooklyn campus brought work to a halt on excavation for a high-rise development. No injuries were reported, but a Stop Work Order was issued.

~HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO WHINE ABOUT THE MTA AND (MAYBE) GET RESULTS: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is releasing the MTA’s capital spending plan next month and The Riders Alliance wants to hear your subway complaints to fill him in on New Yorkers’ transit troubles.

~20,000 SQUARE-FOOT BREWERY, TAPROOM COMING TO GOWANUS: Sixpoint Brewery will construct a “state-of-the-art” brewery and taproom at the corner of Ninth Street and Second Avenue in Gowanus. The new beer plant — slated to open next May — will makeover a warehouse that dates back to 1904.

~LONG-DELAYED BROOKLYN WAR MEMORIAL RENOVATIONS TO START IN NOVEMBER: After decades of delays, renovations are slated to begin this fall at the long-shuttered Brooklyn War Memorial. The monument has been closed for 27 years.

~’THE PAST IS PRESENT’: BROOKLYN HISTORIAN UNPACKS HISTORY OF BAY RIDGE IN NEW BOOK: A Brooklyn historian’s love for his hometown was laid bare at a launch party and live Q&A for his latest book, “How Bay Ridge Became Bay Ridge.”

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

~ “DA Won’t Charge Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Aurilla Lawrence” (Streetsblog)

~ Report: Brooklyn is the most rat-infested borough (Bushwick Daily)

~ “Tekashi 6ix9ine sparks cash-grabbing frenzy at his former Brooklyn school” (New York Post)

~ “City releases plan to transform Brooklyn’s Broadway Junction into desirable transit hub” (6sqft)

STAFF PICKS

~ READ: “The world before vaccines is a world we can’t afford to forget” (National Geographic)

~ EAT: Where to find NYC’s neighborhood gems (16 of which are in Brooklyn) according to 37 chefs. (Eater)

~ CARTOON: President Trump’s plan for Greenland. (The New Yorker)

~ TECHNOLOGY: Companies and governments are inching closer to mind-reading technology. (Fast Company)

WHAT’S HAPPENING

8:00AM – 5:00PM — Broadway Dance at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2. Details.

9:00AM – 5:00PM — Seeing Things As They Really Are at Dieu Donne’. Details.

8:00PM – 11:00PM — Horseplay Comedy at Ponyboy Details.

THE WRAP

⌛ ON THIS DAY

In 1953, the Eagle reported, “Iran’s emotional, weeping dictator Premier Mohammed Mossadegh toppled from power today in a bloody coup d’etat by Iranian army forces loyal to exiled Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi.”

📔 IMPRINT

Kate Moss graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Germany.

👑 ROYAL WATCH

“Meet the royal family’s adorable next generation – video” (HELLO!)

🏀SPORTS

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has entered into a “definitive agreement” to sell his controlling share of the team — and their home-base. Prokhorov, who has commanded the team since 2010, will sell his 51 percent share in the Nets as well as Barclays Center to Alibaba co-founder and Executive Vice President Joseph Tsai. (Brooklyn Eagle)

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to Bill Clinton, Adam Arkin, Rick Snyder, Jim Carter, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Dillon, Pete Ricketts, Cindy Nelson, Lana Parrilla, Tipper Gore, Peter Gallagher, Matthew Perry, Jill St. John and Franklin Story Musgrave!