Rally at Brooklyn House of Detention This Morning, and Other Brooklyn Briefs

- State denies Long Island College Hospital's plan to close its obstetrics and pediatrics practices. Brooklyn Heights Blog

- The Municipal Art Society released new renderings for re-imagining Coney Island — as “New York City’s greatest seaside stage” and as “an amazing entertainment destination for New York City and the world.” Brooklyn Eagle

- Should the workers at 1 Hanson Place get a better insurance plan? Brownstoner commenters feel strongly about this question. Brownstoner

- Rally this morning: Brooklyn House of Detention, 11:30. Get those prisoners outa here! Brooklyn Eagle

- It looks like East River State Park in Williamsburg, one of the coldest places in all of New York on windy winter days, may remain open this winter after all. Curbed

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