Gowanus Canal: Buried Treasures? Bad News for Coffey Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Hoping the Gowanus Canal cleanup turns up old treasures. NY Times

- Brooklyn is the centerpiece of the city's waterfront plans.  Brooklyn Eagle

- One NYC-based non-profit could win free design resources, a free office space in DUMBO and consulting services for one year. PES Group

- Sad news for Red Hook's Coffey Park.  Reality Collective

- In a earthquake, Brooklyn will shake more than Manhattan.  McBrooklyn   

- A fake Brooklyn doctor who drugged and raped his unconscious female patients was sentenced to six years in prison Monday.  Brooklyn Eagle

- Glen Beck says Japan's earthquake is "message" to follow the Ten Commandments. NY Magazine 

- Special Report: A big California quake is likely to devastate the state.  Reuters 

- A very scary video of the Japanese Tsunami. Gizmodo

Go to McBrooklyn's HOME PAGE.