Community Corner

5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed This Week

The future of Red Hook, Citi Bike drama, and an unprecedented lockout at LIU, all from Sep. 12 — Sep. 16

BROOKLYN, NY — Here are five Brooklyn stories that made headlines this week:

1) Hate Your New Citi Bike Station? Here's What You Should Know — Your new Citi Bike docks were discussed in a series of community meetings, but the city says it's willing to move them.

2) Study: Sunset Park Is a 'Neighborhood on the Rise' — Skeptics wonder, however, if job growth in Sunset Park is really benefitting Sunset Parkers.

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3) 'Unprecedented' LIU Lockout Ends; Teachers Plan to Return to Class Thursday — Long Island University administrators plan to end a historic lockout of 400 teachers in time for class on Thursday, faculty leaders say.

4) WATCH: Drunk Dude Tries to Make Out With Jesus Statue in Williamsburg, Breaks It Instead — This is the third time a group of hooligans has targeted the sacred Jesus statue outside the Saints Peter and Paul's Rectory.

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5) Look: LA Design Firm Envisions Glitzy Future of Red Hook and Sunset Park — A built-up "Southwest Brooklyn" open to all? Or displacement in disguise?

Pictured at top: a rendering of a possible future Red Hook. Image courtesy of AECOM

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