Category: Linked

Brooklyn Artists Propose Local Currency

Planet Money reports on a North Brooklyn group that plans on issuing its own local currency. The plan follows similar initiatives in Ithaca and Madison, Wisconsin. Details are a bit sketchy at this point, but you can learn more about the Brooklyn Torch here.

34th Council District Forum Cancelled

Town Square Inc. had scheduled a forum for the candidates of the 34th council district fior tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, two of the three candidates refused to appear, so the event was cancelled. So who was the one candidate willing to appear at the only public candidates’ event in the 34th??

UPDATE: As noted in the comments, the answer is Diana Reyna. Maritza Davila and Gerry Esposito could not or would not make it. (I should’ve checked Short before posting that question.)

Schumer to Endorse Levin

Being endorsed by Schumer has become something of rite of passage for Brooklyn office-seekers.

Indeed. Nice pick up for Steve.

Liquor License Delay Adds to Restaurants’ Pain

Mercat Negre, a 74-seat restaurant that has been unable to open on Grand Street in Williamsburg because of a seven-month licensing logjam, employs a skeleton crew.

Skeleton crew of construction workers, that is – the place is still majorly under construction. Their DOB application was only approved at the end of May. They also don’t have a CO to operate a restaurant at that, which, according to the Times article, is a requirement to get a liquor license.