NYC Bed Bug Registry Infestation Maps, Residential and Hotel

Click Free Pest Control Quote
to fill in a form to obtain a free pest control quote today.

THE LEDE:Happy Friday! New York City Council members voted in 2016 toraise their own wagesby $36,000 a bump that is more than dozens of council staffers make in a year. Some councilmembers cruise on by and are getting paid a lot of money and really exploit their staff, one Brooklyn aide said.

Think theres something we should cover?Let us know.Also, if you like what were doing,tell a friend, and follow us onFacebook,TwitterandInstagram.

THE RUNDOWN

~ FREEZING CONDITIONS AT BROOKLYN JAIL DURING SEASONS FIRST COLD SNAP: As temperatures dipped below freezing last Friday, incarcerated people on some floors at BrooklynsDowntownjail wereleft in the cold, moving around the lockup in their blankets, public defenders said on Thursday.

~ OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID COUNCIL STAFFERS WANT A LIVING WAGE: At least 81 full- and part-time district staffers earn less than $36,000 in base salary, according toan analysisof staff pay by theEagle.

~ QUIET ON THE SET! GIANT SOUNDPROOF WALL GOING UP AROUND GOWANUS CANAL FILM STUDIO: One of the main parties responsible for the Gowanus Canals pollution is building amassive soundproof walloutside a neighborhood movie studio to reduce noise related to the waterways cleanup.

~ JUDGE SET TO TOSS DECADES-OLD MURDER CONVICTION TUESDAY:A Brooklyn man who has been behind bars for more than 20 years will have his murder convictionoverturnedon Tuesday, after his lawyers argued that the confession secured in his case was coerced.

~ SALSA AND CIDER: 10 THINGS TO DO IN BROOKLYN THIS WEEKEND: Its very chilly out there, Brooklyn, which is why all of theevents this weekendeither take place indoors, or feature a means of warming yourself up think physical exertion or alcohol.

~ SOFTWARE GIANTS TOR AND PYTHON HEAD TO DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN:Two of the most prominent open-source software companies in the world in the worldare comingtoDowntown Brooklyn.

~ WATCH ARTISTS AT WORK THIS WEEKEND AT CROWN HEIGHTS OPEN STUDIOS: More than 100 Brooklyn artists will give visitors a behind-the-scenes view of their creative processes at theCrown HeightsOpen Studiostomorrow.

~ OPINION: NEW YORK MUST DIVEST FROM CLIMATE DISASTER: The rainforest mitigates global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When we lose huge amounts of the Amazon to deforestation, we are losing one of our best bulwarks against this crisis,writesBorough PresidentEric Adamsand CouncilmemberCosta Constantinides.

~ ALLEGED ARSONIST BEHIND 5 FIRES AT BROOKLYN NYCHA COMPLEX ARRESTED: Policearresteda man yesterday in connection with five separate fires that happened earlier this year at a New York City Housing Authority complex in Brooklyn.

~ COUNCILMEMBERS DEMAND MORE DETAILS ON NYC LEAD INSPECTIONS IN SCHOOLS: City Council memberspressedEducation Department officials Wednesday on the robustness of lead inspections in schools and pushed them to release records of past work to remove the toxin.(Chalkbeat)

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

~ Heres a look inside the lives of subway churro vendors.(Edible Brooklyn)

~ Did a Brooklyn artist unleash bedbugs on aTrumphotel?(Gothamist)

~ A new charter school is coming toProspect-Lefferts Gardens.(Commercial Observer)

STAFF PICKS

~READ:How the tiny town of Roundup, Montana,became a hubin Amazons supply chain(The Verge)

~EAT:Just in time for the holidays, here are the14 best pie shopsin New York City, including seven in Brooklyn.(Eater)

~CARTOON:Insideimpeachment proceedings.(The Week)

~ DRINK:Here aresome tipson how to pick Thanksgiving wines, according to wine criticEric Asimov.(NYT)

WHATS HAPPENING

7:00PM The Pushcart Prize XLIV: Best of Small Presses 2020 at The Strand.Details.

7:00PM10:00PM Scientific Controversies No. 21: Extra Dimensions at Pioneer Works.Details.

8:00PM Brooklyn Chamber Music Society presents: Bach, Beethoven & Dohnnyi at First Unitarian Church.Details.

THE WRAP

ON THIS DAYIn 1925, theBrooklyn Eaglereported, The new Madison Square Garden, which is being constructed at 8th Ave. and 50th St., Manhattan, is rapidly nearing completion, and plans for the grand opening have been completed.

IMPRINTReese Witherspoonposes in denim on the DecembercoverofInStyle Australia.

ROYAL WATCHThe royal family makesa lot more moneythan you think(Harpers Bazaar)

SPORTSThe NetssignedIman Shumpert.(New York Post)

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthdayto Yaphet Kotto,Shailene Woodley, Ed Asner, Karl-Anthony Towns,Kevin Eubanks, Joanna Barnes,Beverly DAngelo, Petula Clark,Jonny Lee Miller, Daniel Barenboim andSam Waterston!

Read the original:
Brooklyn Today: 'Overworked and underpaid' - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Click Free Exterminator Quote
to fill in a form to obtain a free exterminator quote today.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 16th, 2019 at 3:40 am and is filed under NYC Bed Bugs.You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.