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‘Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest’ Unpacks an Ongoing Reckoning

After leaving the Queens Museum in 2018, author Laura Raicovich has spent years thinking deeply about how institutions can do better.
By Helen Holmes
Uber charges passenger 16K for a 30-minute ride (Photo: Bloomberg/ Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: $12K Uber Ride, Chimpanzee Plaintiffs and More

A customer who took an UberX from East Williamsburg to East Midtown—a distance of approximately 6.79 miles in 35 minutes and 29 seconds—found themselves slapped with a $12,251.49 bill.
By Christine Park
280 Cadman Plaza West.

Group Demands Real Estate Info From Brooklyn Public Library

Citizens Defending Libraries forwarded library officials a sizable FOIL request for details on what it maintains constitutes a concerted effort by library officials to sell off real estate assets and cut down the library’s 60-unit system.
By Tobias Salinger
The Brooklyn Heights branch may not be long for this world. (flickr)

With Pacific Branch Sell-Off Stymied, Brooklyn Public Library Presses on With Development Plans for Brooklyn Heights

By Kim Velsey
The old Donnell Library.

Public Institutions In Private Developments: Plans For a Smaller, If Sleeker, Donnell Library Reveal Trade-offs

By Kim Velsey
Would a library in a private developer's high rise be the same? Brownstoner

Is the Public Getting Swindled By the City’s Short-Sighted School and Library Sell-Offs?

By Kim Velsey

Startup News: Ashton Invests in Bitcoin, Hacking Sandy, and Shaving Heads (and Hopefully Neckbeards) For Cancer

By Jeremy Unger
Winner! Congregation Beth Elohim Will Get New Windows (congregationbethelohim.org)

Brooklyn and Bronx Historic Sites Win Citywide Popularity Contest

By Kim Velsey

Brooklyn, The Borough: Library (Not) Fine

By Nicole Brydson

Shush!

By Observer Staff
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