BROOKLYN WEATHER: Sunshine along with a few clouds. Could be snow flurries later. Temperature around 42 degrees. . More Brooklyn weather here.
CITY NEWS: Hundreds of life-saving defibrillators will be installed in public places across the city. The City Council approved a bill yesterday that would bring the devices to places such as borough hall in Kew Gardens, court houses across the city, train terminals, subway stations, museums and parks. The city will spend about $1 million to place them in public places. Read all about it.
BROOKLYN BEAT: PARK SLOPE RESIDENT, SUSAN SOMMERS, the lead
lawyer for the Lambda Legal’s landmark litigation to secure the right
for same-sex couples to marry in New York City is featured in Tuesday’s Private Lives column in the New York Times: "I do sort of travel through life assuming that people think I’m a
lesbian, and I don’t go out of my way to correct them; it really is a
part of my identity," she says, taking a breather in her cluttered
office downtown at Lambda. She joined the organization five years ago
after dropping off the corporate fast track to have her third child and
spend more time at home in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Though after a few
years of 24/7 domestic duty, she says, "I did kind of feel like I was
falling off the face of the planet."
_RENOVATION TO BEGIN SOON on the Park Slope Armory, which is being
turned into an indoor sports center. Located at 8th between 14th and
15th streets, the renovated armory will house a community-use sports
and education facility, as well as a women’s shelter. A non-profit
organization called Take the Field Take, will be contributing $2
million for the renovations. The Mayor and the City Council have each
committed $6 million and the Borough President’s Office has committed
$2 million to the project
_Acceptance/rejection letters from special high schools (Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, LaGuardia arrive today. Fun.
_PUBLIC SCHOOL MID-WINTER RECESS is 2/20 – 2/25. Start making those playdates and plans!
THURSDAY : Writing and Publishing the Novel. Thursday, February 17th, 2005, 6:30-