Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories and blog items, today also advancing prayers that thunderstorms stay away from us during the fireworks tonight:
- Where the Muskets Once Roared (Old Stone House, P. Slope) [NYT]
- Today is July “Pour” [NYPost]
- Handicapping Hot Dog Contest [Gothamist]
- Eat Hot Dogs! [coneyislandshortcakes]
- July 4 at Coney: American Dreamland [Online Journal]
- Brooklyn July Events [About Bklyn]
- Mermaid Parade Helped Turn Coney Around [Bklyn Eagle]
- Closed for the Holiday [NYDN]
- Happy Fourth of July! [z.madison]
- Catch [Lex’s Folly]
- Save New Orleans 4 Reel [bluejake]
- Bicycle Fetish Day in Williamsburg [Bklyn Ramblings]