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BROOKLYN WEATHER: What’s it gonna do today?  Check here for Brooklyn weather. 

CITY NEWS: City Officials agreed
yesterday to let developers turn the north Brooklyn waterfront into a
neighborhood of residential towers with a parklike esplanade along the
East River. "The plan, which rivals the ambition and scope of the
creation of Battery Park City, would rezone a 175-block area of
Greenpoint and Williamsburg, two neighborhood that have surged in
popularity because of their proximity to Manhattan but whose
development has bee curtained becuase much of the area is now
restricted to industrial use." Read more about it the NY Times.

 BROOKLYN BEAT:  On Tuesday officials of the Coney Island Development Corp. unveiled a draft plan to revitalize the historic seaside resort. The transformation includes adding restaurants and cafes, movie theaters, arcades and apartment buildings, as well as renovating the aquarium.