Just a Few Changes as Mayor Comes to Brooklyn

Mayor Bloomberg was hard at work before 8 a.m. this morning at the Office of Emergency Management in Downtown Brooklyn, his summer home while his regular digs are being spruced up.

Neighbors noticed a few changes: a large number of police around Cadman Plaza Park and the OEM building, a brand new barricade and police shed on Cadman Plaza East, and rows of heavy white bollards surrounding the area.

On the plus side, dozens of gardeners were all over Cadman Plaza Park, trimming, sweeping and planting as if their lives depended on it...

Photos by MK Metz