NJ Transit says ‘summer of hell’ will last until fall; Brooklyn’s iconic Watchtower sign will not rise again
NJ Transit via Wiki Commons (L); Watchtower sign via Wiki Commons (R)
- NJ Transit admitted to extremely poor service this summer–but warned that it probably won’t end until the fall. [NYT]
- Go inside the world Of NYC “canners,” who survive by collecting recyclable cans and bottles. [Gothamist]
- And meet the Brooklyn can collector who’s worth $8 million. [NYP]
- The iconic Watchtower sign that stood atop the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ former Brooklyn Heights HQ was illegal for its entire half-century existence says the DOB. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
- Mayor ee Blasio shifted his plan for a 50-story apartment tower on a Hell’s Kitchen NYCHA parking lot from 100% affordable to 75% luxury. [NYDN]
- The Yankees are the only major league team never to have held a pride night at a game, so to mark next year’s 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, they’re planning a special event. [NYT]
How Brooklyn changed the neighborhood restaurant across the country. [Bloomberg]
