100 Years Ago the BMT Subway Changed Brooklyn; New App Gives Access to Clean Public Bathrooms

• Here’s an interview with Ghislaine Viñas Interior Design, notable for their colorful and whimsical designs, as well as an inside look at their work studio. [Design Milk]
• A new app called SpotPog lets Brooklynites identify street parking spots, reserve them, and offer a spot to someone else. [Next City]
• Another app, this one called Looie, gives users access to a network of guaranteed clean public bathrooms. [DNAinfo]
• It’s the 100th anniversary of the BMT, the city’s second subway line and the first one to go south of Prospect Park. Have a look back at this ground-breaking train. [WNYC]
• It’s also the 5th anniversary of the termination of the V train. This video shows the line’s last ride. [Bowery Boogie]
• The Rev. Al Sharpton will protest the name of General Lee Avenue in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn. [Business Insider]

Images: An old BMT subway car (L); A Looie restroom (R)