Pier 6 Playground Design Criticized; Reaper Drones; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Controversy about Brooklyn Bridge Park's design -- including the "isolated" sections of the Pier 6 playgrounds. WSJ

- Reaper drones hover around Brooklyn Courts; MTA bus driver wants one on his bus. Brooklyn Eagle

- Rep. Ed Towns will not seek 16th term. Politico via The Local

- Vacationing deaf boy mowed down by cab in Cobble Hill is brain dead. NY Daily News

- A 13-year-old Brooklyn boy killed after falling from his bicycle and being hit by a car. NY Times

- Two 'Parades of Ships' coming to Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle

- Nets players will probably end up living in Jersey City. NY Daily News

- Beware spicy tuna rolls. Gawker

- How to make ice cubes shaped like tiny baby heads. Gizmodo

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