Snowstorm That Wasn’t Shutters City
Governor Cuomo‘s decision to shutter the subway last night stranded late night workers, and came even as the trains continued to run with nobody but transit workers aboard, the Brooklyn Paper reported.
Both the subways and bus system remained closed as of this press time. Mayor de Blasio’s order for all traffic to stay off the streets so emergency snow clearance vehicles could clear the streets was lifted at 7:30 a.m.
All Brooklyn Public Library branches and schools are closed for the day.
De Blasio’s prediction of a historic snowstorm came to the city getting just under six inches, according to the National Weather Service. The record for snowfall storm in the city is 26.9 inches.
CCRB Tabs Brooklyn Attorney As Executive Director
Mina Quinto Malik, who worked as Special Counsel to the Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson, was tabbed as the new Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB).
The CCRB is an independent city agency charged with investigating complaints about alleged police misconduct.
As special counsel to Thompson, Malik had the essential role of restructuring and reorganizing the DA’s office on personnel matters, policy issues and wrongful conviction cases.
“Mina Malik will make an outstanding Executive Director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board and will bring not only her vast experience, but fairness, fresh ideas and perspectives to this important position. As my Special Counsel, Mina was a valuable member of my executive team who will now make the CCRB even stronger,” said Thompson.
Malik will start at the helm of the CCRB next month.
New Brooklyn Bridge Park Plan
The city submitted a new plan for Brooklyn Bridge Park that will allow for affordable housing, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Local residents have long complained about having any housing in the 1.7-mile long East River waterfront park running from beneath the Manhattan Bridge to Atlantic Avenue. They were again angered when the de Blasio Administration announced that some of the housing would be affordable.
The original plan called for some market-rate housing to be built with some of the residential property taxes being used to offset the maintenance costs of the park.
The new park plan calls for five commercial sites, four of which have or would eventually include market-rate housing. One of these, known as Pier 6, would have housing at below-market rates.
