Oct. 29, birthdays for Gabrielle Union, Randy Jackson, Winona Ryder
Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 302nd day of the year.
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ON THIS DAY in 1909, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Fourth Avenue Subway Fight Ends at Last in a Great Victory for Brooklyn.” The article focused the Board of Estimate voting unanimously to authorize about $2 million to begin construction work for a Fourth Avenue subway line. The comptroller at the time, Metz (no first name given), then passed a resolution requesting about $13 million.