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5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week
Bedford Union Armory scuffles, Brownsville celebrates Langston Hughes, and how to tour a sewage plant: news from Jan. 30-Feb. 3
BROOKLYN, NY — Happy Sunday! Here are five Brooklyn stories you may have missed last week:
1) Tour Brooklyn's 'Iconic' Sewage Treatment Plant This Valentine's Day, City Suggests — This V-Day, learn how the city digests the sludge of 1 million New Yorkers with the one you love.
2) PHOTOS: Brownsville's Langston Hughes Houses Get Vibrant Outdoor Art Installation — "Brownsville Matters" features artwork from local residents and people for whom Brownsville played an important role in their lives.
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3) Construction Workers Fight Over Safety Bill — Union workers insist that non-union workers have more safety training, but non-union workers say the unions only care about control.
4) 17 Brooklyn Tech Leaders Sign Letter Against Trump 'Muslim Ban' — CEOs of Etsy, Kickstarter, Livestream and other Brooklyn-based tech startups voiced their dissent to Trump's executive order.
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5) 'It Still Smells Like A Trojan Horse': Voices From A Meeting On The Beford Union Armory — The redevelopment site is a focal point for housing and gentrification concerns in Crown Heights.
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