Visit Truman Capote’s Brooklyn Heights; Bronx to Get $10M to Improve River Access
- A collection of photos depicts what Brooklyn Heights looked like when Truman Capote was a resident in 1958. [Atlas Obscura]
- The city received a $10M grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to construct two bike and pedestrian bridges and to develop a short pathway along the Bronx river. [DNA Info]
- Hudson Companies’ plan for a new Brooklyn Heights library has gotten the go-ahead from the City Planning Commission. [6sqft inbox]
- Gentrification strikes Alphabet City. [NY Post]
- Google ditches plans to open its first-ever retail store in Soho. [Crain’s]
Images: Brooklyn Heights in 1959 by David Attie (L); Bronx River (R)
