Bodega Cats of Brooklyn; Free Mechanical Bull to Good Home; Red Hook Subway Extension?

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ The 12 Best Specialty Bookshops in NYC
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ Is This ‘Free Vintage Mechanical Bull’ Just a Load Of…?
• Brooklyn Magazine ⇒ The Bodega Cats of Brooklyn: A Visual Ode to the Borough's Unsung Heroes
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ Villain Damages Prospect Park Menorah
• Chelsea Now ⇒ Platinum Status Is ‘Leed’ Hudson Yards Story
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1913 Goupil Building - 56-58 West 45th Street
• Greenpointers ⇒ Huron Street Bath to Be Turned Into Condos
• My Inwood ⇒ Enemy Alien: The Miniaturist of Sherman Avenue
• New York Times ⇒ DNA Helps New York Police Solve Infamous 1994 Rape Case
• NextCity ⇒ New York Gov. Floats New Brooklyn Subway Extension
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Things to Do on and Around the High Line Right Now
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Nosy Neighbor: What Are the Hudson Tubes?
• Untapped Cities ⇒ See Stunning Aerial Photos of Cities by Jeffrey Milstein in New Exhibit