On the Way In To Work

Can't help but notice, after years of neglect, that the vacant lot at the NE corner of Bedford and Winthrop has been cleared. For what? Perhaps some of you lot-hounds can sniff it out?

And then on the other side of the coin, I'm surprised, shocked and dismayed but the horrible dump-like conditions of Flatbush along the Botanic Garden. My understanding of the law is that this is the property-owner's responsibility. And now that the BBG has closed down our beloved entrance at Empire, I'd surely hope they had the personnel to go out and pick up the dirty diapers and plastic bags. This picture hardly does justice to the enormity of the problem: