Afternoon Links: Why Brooklyn Aquarium Workers Are More Afraid of the Turtles Than the Sharks

In the News
Sahadi’s Offers a World of Things That Can Be Put in a Jar [NYT]
Five Elderly Holdouts Fight Closure of Park Slope Assisted-Living Home [NYT]
The Most Terrifying Animal in Brooklyn’s Aquarium Is the Turtle [WSJ]
Brooklyn Shelters Founded by Cuomo Are Filled With Violence [NYDN]
Council Member Wants to Build ‘Burg Park Over BQE [Gothamist]
Cyclists Explore Brooklyn Libraries With Bike Tour [News12]
13-Story All-Affordable Rental Building Planned for Brownsville [NYY]

Comment of the Day

This isn’t my style at all (minimalism all the way), but seeing this makes me feel lucky to live in a place where architecture like this still exists. We’re so lucky in Brooklyn, with everything from the Dutch Colonials to beautiful warehouse loft conversions to buildings with features as lovely as this one.

— cay in Interior Designer Transforms Brooklyn Heights Studio Into Chic Oasis With French Country Flair

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