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The Lede

Good morning! Residents say they’ve been left with more questions than answers on the Gowanus Canal’s cleanup and the neighborhood’s looming rezoning. Tensions boiled over at a recent meetingbetween locals and city officials. “The city was being defensive [and] dismissive,” said one attendee. “People in the audience are armed with a lot of information, but they don’t seem to respect that.” Another said, “There is a lot of mistrust towards the city.”

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The Rundown

GOWANUS RESIDENTS DEMAND REZONING WAIT UNTIL AFTER CANAL CLEANUP

Residents allege that two city agencies tasked with overseeing the neighborhood’s rezoning and canal cleanup are unprepared and have left them in the dark. “There’s a missing tier of leadership here,” said Joseph Alexiou, a journalist, historian and author.

EXPANDING BROOKLYN’S CITY JAIL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

New York City’s plan to shutter Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller borough-based jails could mean doubling the size of the Brooklyn Detention Complex in Boerum Hill.

MAKE LIKE A TOURIST AND RIDE THE NYC FERRY

The best ferry route is the one from DUMBO to Greenpoint. There are so many iconic North Brooklyn buildings to see, with a world-famous bridge thrown in for good measure.

EAST FLATBUSH HOUSING COMPLEX RESIDENTS SAY THEY FACE EVICTION BECAUSE OF BOARD MISSPENDING

The shareholders of the low-to-middle-income development alleged in a lawsuit that Unella Rhone-Perry and the Harry Silver Housing board took out an $8 million loan in 2015 attributed to repairs for the decrepit building and failed to perform maintenance.

CM KALMAN YEGER UNDER FIRE FOR TWEETING ‘PALESTINE DOES NOT EXIST’

The comments were part of a heated Twitter thread between Yeger and Zainab Iqbal, a reporter for Bklyner. Now, activists and advocates are calling for the politician’s removal from the New York City Council Immigration Committee.

BUSHWICK’S NEW INDIE ARCADE BAR WANTS TO BREAK ALL STEREOTYPES ABOUT VIDEO GAMES

Wonderville is looking to flip the script on the idea that video games are violent, anti-social distractions for kids. The venue will showcase dozens of independent games, many of which are made by Brooklynites.

MENACHEM STARK WAS KIDNAPPED, MURDERED AND BURNED. THE MAN WHO SET THE FIRE COULD SERVE LESS THAN THREE YEARS

“Cruel beyond words. I believe he deserves a lot more,” said Yenti Hershkovitz, the sister-in-law of Stark, whose murder rocked the WilliamsburgHasidic community in 2014.

EAST NEW YORK MAN SENTENCED TO UP TO 6 YEARS FOR RAPE, SEX TRAFFICKING

Travis Walker, 28, showed up in Brooklyn Supreme Court Wednesday with bruising over his right eye and asked his attorney, “Why are they taking pictures?”

More Brooklyn News

Should Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue be turned into a pedestrian-only street? City Council Speaker Corey Johnson seems to think so. (Patch)

Brooklyn Councilmember Robert Cornegy Jr. is the world’s tallest politician. (NYT)

A new restaurant focusing on Thailand’s southern cuisine is all the rage in Williamsburg. (NYT)

CELEBRATING BROOKLYN’S BADASS WOMEN

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting some amazing Brooklyn women on this week’s episode. We start with our female colleagues at the Eagle, who share what it’s like to work in journalism. Plus, we’ll be discussing five new statues of prominent women that are coming to the city, including Brooklyn’s own Shirley Chisholm.