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THE LEDE: Top of the morning, Brooklyn! Today, city council wants to makeMTA fares fairer, and perhaps it was inevitable that Brooklyn would birth the“farm-to-condo” movement. Plus, an activist publishing house in DUMBOmakes sure you read the revolution, we deliver a profile on Brooklyn nativeChuck Connors (of “The Rifleman” fame), and we dive into…the sewers.

IMPRINT: One adjective wasn’t enough for this cover of High Life.

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The Rundown

~”FAIR FARES”: City Council is angling for $50 million in funding to launch a pilot program that would offer reduced MTA fares to New York’s roughly 800,000 low-income residents. The program comes with an estimated $200 million price tag, and Mayor de Blasio argues that the state should pick up the tab. (via Curbed NY, the NYDN and DNAinfo)    

~“FARM-TO-CONDO”: Condo owners at an 18-story building near Barclays Center will soon be able to bring the farm-to-table movement to…their rooftops. Owners can sign up for a small rooftop plot where they can grow veggies alongside Ian Rothman, of Olmsted fame. (via the WSJ)  

~OP-ED: YUPPIES AREN’T THE ONLY ONES MOVING TO BROOKLYN: The 2016 U.S. Census Bureau’s population stats are in, and about 5,000 more people call Brooklyn home than in 2015…and that rise is more a result of the large number of immigrants coming here from all parts of the globe than it is of any large influx of young professionals and artists coming here from elsewhere in the U.S. (via the Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

~NOT MERELY A MIRAGE: The controversial East Williamsburg pop-up club The Brooklyn Mirage was indeed living up to its name last summer after city officials repeatedly shut down the venue for a host of violations. Now, following a long struggle with local law enforcement, Community Board 1 and a series of botched raves, the club appears to be on track to reopening permanently after securing a full liquor license this week. The 6,000-person venue is set to reopen in May or June. (via the Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

~THE RESISTANCE WILL BE PUBLISHED: Small, activist press and publisher Melville House is thriving in the time of Trump. Based on a quiet street in DUMBO, the publishing house has been collecting acquisitions left and right, and co-founder Dennis Johnson says, “I feel like I’ve prepared my whole life for this moment.” (via The Bridge)        

~BROOKLYNITE OF THE DAY: Iconic Western actor Chuck Connors, best known as the star of the hit TV series “The Rifleman,” grew up in right here inBay Ridge. In addition to showing off his rapid-fire skills with a Winchester rifle, he also completed a stint with the Dodgers. Check out these photos of Connors’ childhood homes in Bay Ridge, as well as the man himself in both cowboy hat and baseball uniform. (via the Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

~QUESTION OF THE DAY: Ever wonder what the inside of a Brooklyn sewer looks like? We have an answer. We spoke with Steve Duncan, Brooklyn’s own urban explorer, daredevil and sewer man. (via The Brooklyn Daily Eagle,with pics)

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Staff Picks:

LISTEN: Brian Reed, host of S-Town, finds himself on the other side of the microphone in this interview. (via Longform Podcast)  

LOOK: Images from 40 contemporary female photographers, and 20 rare shots of Allen Ginsberg. (via It’s Nice That and Lit Hub)

WATCH: Catch a screening of “Some Like It Hot” tonight at Videology Bar & Cinema (includes a free Manhattan cocktail!).

EAT: Mediterranean at Mazzat.

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NATIONAL BULLETIN: The Senate is on the brink of changing rules in order to eliminate the filibuster on Supreme Court nominations…Steve Bannongets yanked from the National Security Council as abruptly as he landed the position…after three years in a row of ties, Scripps National Spelling Beeaims to name a winner once and for all…an investigation shows that people living in minority neighborhoods across the U.S. are slapped with up to 30 percent higher premiums than those living in white neighborhoods with the same risk. (via the WSJ, WaPo and ProPublica/Consumer Reports)

FOREIGN FLASH: NYC’s Eleven Madison Park landed the no. 1 spot on theWorld’s 50 Best Restaurants annual list…the world’s largest street art museum will open in Amsterdam…a court in South Africa effectively eliminated a national ban on the sale of rhinoceros horns…and a Pew report finds that Muslim babies are poised to outnumber Christian babies by 2035. (via the NYT, Hyperallergic and Pew Research Center)  

ROYAL WATCH: Britain’s oldest man, who is 109, wants Queen Elizabeth to quit sending him birthday cards. (via International Business Times)    

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BROOKLYN TONIGHT

6:30pm – Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto at NYPL–Mid-Manhattan Library. Details.

6:30 – Former US Attorney Preet Bharara Gives John Jay Iselin Memorial Lecture WAIT LIST ONLY at The Cooper Union. Details.

6:30pm – Talk: Covering the Trump Presidency at LIU. Details.  

6:30pm – Sam Roberts in Conversation with Pete Hamill at Brooklyn Historical Society. Details.

6:45pm – Intelligence Squared Debates: Long Live Walmart at Merkin Concert Hall. Details.

7:00pm – Grace Paley: A Celebration at The Center for Fiction. Details.

7:00pm – Brooklyn Book Launch: Marlena by Julie Buntin in Conversation with Kashana Cauley at PowerHouse Arena. Details.

7:00pm – MEC! Philippe Torreton & Edward Perraud on Stage + Q&A at Symphony Space. Details.  

7:30pm – Sanam Marvi at BAM Gilman Opera House. Details.

8:00pm – Music: Willie Nile and Billy Walton Band at Brooklyn Bowl. Details.

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ON THE PITCH: Fun Fact: With Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Man City yesterday, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte became the first EVER manager to beat Pep Guardiola’s team twice in the same season. Here’s a look at thehighlights from the historic match. (via ESPN FC)