2019 REVIEW
Artsy: District Attorney
Eric Gonzalez launched
a program that would allow
Brooklynites charged of misdemeanor
offenses to forfeit
their day in court and repent
for their crimes with classes
at the Brooklyn Museum. Under
the scheme, defendants
will undergo a two-hour
group course led by artists
who specialize in social justice
themed work, where they
will analyze and discuss artistic
installations from the
museum — and then create
their own art in response to
the experience.
November
Back on air: Listenerfunded
radio station WBAI
resumed broadcast on Nov.
7 after a month-long closure.
The Boerum Hill station
came back on the air after a
state judge ordered its parent
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company — California-based
nonprofi t Pacifi ca Foundation
— to lay off its attempts
to silence the channel. Pacifi
ca executive John Vernile
ordered the station closed on
Oct. 7, claiming the non-forprofi
t could no longer support
WBAI and its multimilliondollar
debt, which led to protest
from hosts and listeners.
New money: State and
city leaders teamed up to
fund $11.1 million in renovations
for Marine Park — after
money promised by former
State Senator Marty Golden
failed to materialize after he
lost his election in November
2018. The funds — announced
on Nov. 19 — will pay for
much-needed renovations at
the playground marked by
peeling paint and pools of
stagnant water. The $11.1 million
comes from State Senator
Andrew Gounardes, City
Councilman Alan Maisel and
Brooklyn Borough President
Eric Adams, and more funding
is expected to roll in once
the city budget is fi nalized.
Broken water main: A
water main ruptured in Sunset
Park on Nov. 24, causing a
30-foot wide crater to open and
spewing massive amounts of
water throughout the nearby
roadways for several hours.
The northwest corner of Fifth
Avenue and 44th Street was
swiftly swamped, and nearby
vehicles were submerged under
several feet of water —
forcing Police Department
tow trucks to move them to
accommodate fi rst responders’
attempts coral the water
main.
Seeing red: The Prospect
Park Zoo’s cutest new residents
made their public debut
in November, when the newest
batch of red panda cubs
strutted their stuff in the public
eye for the fi rst time. The
rouge tinted raccoons were
born over the summer and
cared for by their mother in
their indoor den until they
were ready to explore their
enclosure, and they did not
disappoint.
December
Pizza de résistance: A
Greenpoint pizzeria owner
cooked up a cheesy homage
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A massive water main break opened up a 30 foot crater on Fifth Avenue
and 44th Street, causing a huge fl ood. Photo by Todd Maisel
Just when you thought red pandas couldn’t get any cuter.
Photo by Ben Verde
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