LinkNYC sets up first kiosks in Brooklyn; See all 311-reported blocked bike lanes in new interactive map

• The Trust for Public Land and New York Road Runners team up to transform NYC’s worst playgrounds into green spaces, with the help of the kids that’ll be using them. [Inhabitat NYC]
• Inside the old carriage house in Astoria that the Modern Art Foundry, whose work includes the Alice In Wonderland sculpture in Central Park, calls home. [Untapped Cities]
• In light of the increase in subway deaths, the MTA may be considering safety barriers. [NY Daily News]
• LinkNYC comes to Brooklyn with their first kiosks in Bed-Stuy. [Engadget]
• When you report blocked bike lanes through 311, they show up in this nifty city-owned interactive map. [Treehugger]

Images: Photo from LinkNYC’s Facebook page (L); Screenshot of NYC Open Data map for blocked bike lanes (R)