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June 2, 2006 | 8:21 a.m.

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The Duffield Street Houses. Some interesting articles in The Brooklyn Papers:

  • Mayor Bloomberg is set to appoint a new development czar for downtown Brooklyn--sources say it's Joe Chan, a chief advisor to Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff.

  • City Council member David Yassky is demanding a 90-day stay in the demoliton of the Duffield Street houses, which were believed to have served as a station on the Underground Railroad. Developers want to turn the property into a parking lot; haven't they heard of campaign contributions?

  • There is no crime wave in Prospect Park. Let the cruising continue!

  • Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz mugs for the camera ... again. Oh yeah, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation got the title to a mile of waterfront, too.

  • Bruce Ratner gets to tear down buildings that he's alrady torn down!

  • Pedestrian- and bicycle-advocacy stalwarts Transportation Alternatives is trying to find ... well, alternatives to Grand Army Plaza's traffic circle of death.
  • -Matthew Grace
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