A drawing of the Rose Garden that predated the current Vale, c. 1900. Photo: Prospect Park Archives, Bob Levine Collection
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The Lede: Good morning. Construction is underway on a $37.5 million restoration of Prospect Park’s Vale of Cashmere — the first major overhaul of the secluded landscape in more than 50 years. But not everyone is happy about the renovation.
The Rundown
Local oysters could be scarce after rough winter: Producers said oyster variety at metro-area restaurants was likely to be slimmer, with some estimating losses of a million oysters or more during January and February’s deep freeze, and that prices could spike.
Community raises concerns about Vale restoration: Organizers, including queer Brooklynites who have long used the Vale as a gathering space, say the redesign could undermine the privacy and character that have defined it for decades.
Ossé gets roasted online for put-down of wine bar’s rotisserie chicken price: A social media comment on Thursday by Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé — about the price of rotisserie chicken at the new Greenpoint wine bar Gigi’s — set off “a firestorm” in the comments, as first reported by The New York Times.
Today is tax deadline, and the US Postal Service has advice for last-minute filers: Taxes are due today for the year 2025, and the U.S. Postal Service strongly advises last-minute filers to bring their envelopes directly to an official post office and ask for a free, manual postmark at the counter.
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case: After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City.
Hunter’s Steak & Ale House in Bay Ridge closes down: The announcement comes more than a year after the owners and manager of the eatery told customers that the eatery wouldn’t close even though the building was listed for sale.
Restoration of active Catholic church serving Navy Yard area wins preservation award: Mary of Nazareth Parish-Sacred Heart Church, near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was designed by Thomas F. Houghton, a former chief draftsman for Patrick Keely, the leading 19th-century architect of Catholic churches.
With 100 days under his belt, how’s Mamdani doing?: Big promises, great expectations: Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made headway on free childcare, while a promised rent freeze won’t happen before the summer, if at all. (THE CITY)
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