Our world in photos: December 9
ITALY — High waters: People waded their way through water in a flooded St. Mark's Square following a high tide in Venice on Tuesday. High tides flooded Venice on Sunday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, so the new system of inflatable barriers wasn’t able to be activated to prevent water from invading the lagoon city. Photo: Anteo Marinoni/LaPresse via AP
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.