Brooklinks: Thursday Cooldown Edition

Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images:

• Brooklyn Teen Says He Was Beaten by Cops for Taking Photo [NYP]
• City Council Passes Plastic Bag Recycling Bill [NYT]
• Cat Call of the Day on Meserole [New York Shitty]
• Downtown Brooklyn DOT Meeting is Tonight [Clinton Hill Blog]
• About the Dog Next Door [Bed-Stuy Blog]
• New Arabic School Principals Hears About Problems [NYP]
• Parents Rip Unsafe Boerum Hill Preschool [NYDN]
• Tagged Up Door [Esthetic/Aesthetic]
• Thoughts on the Illegal Bay Ridge Milk Ring [Bay Ridge Blog]
• Trees Blooming on Montague Street [McBrooklyn]
• Cherry Bar v. NYC [Brownstoner]
• Brooklyn Deals [Brooklyn Based]
• "Lost in Transition" Opening Tonight at Brooklyn Historical Society [Kinetic Carnival]
• Greenpoint Syrup of Figs, Circa 1998 [Fading Ad Blog]
• Brooklyn Blogger Meetup in Clinton Hill on January 20 [Clinton Hill Blog]
• Repairs Will Slow Up L Train Even More [amNY]