Tweets of the week: The interborough express is a go, plus what's up with West Elm Caleb?

Brooklyn had a lot on its mind the week ending January 21. So enjoy a pic of baby Jay Z

Every week we here at Brooklyn Magazine read the entire internet in order to curate (some of) our favorite tweets from the previous seven days. These are locally sourced, hand-crafted, organically grown, free range nuggets of wisdom and jest.

This week: Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the city is going forward with the “Interborough Express” proposal she proposed in her state of the State address. Plus the ceremonial burning of eviction notices in Bushwick

Also, a vintage photo of Jay-Z, how Rhianna is going to take our money next and a new read on the West Elm Caleb saga. Enjoy, have a great weekend—here are a few things for you to check out if you’re so inclined—and come back for more tweets next week!

Proud to announce that we’re moving forward with a huge New York City transit project: the new Interborough Express

This line will connect Brooklyn and Queens, shaving time off commutes and making it easier to connect to subway lines across the route. pic.twitter.com/MWkcFyen3z

— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) January 20, 2022

Adding passenger trains to freight lines will create a wormhole from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights that will turn a 70-minute commute into a 40-minute one https://t.co/bh22LbF1Pz

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) January 16, 2022

Jay-Z in Brooklyn, NYC circa 1982. pic.twitter.com/uqVpIm8cSy

— Chris Williams (@iamchriswms) January 17, 2022

rihanna wants bushwick’s money pic.twitter.com/8vkl4vkN1l

— alex (@alex_abads) January 20, 2022

The ceremonial burning of eviction notices, this morning at Brooklyn housing court. #EvictionFreeNYS pic.twitter.com/By6lUrHqh5

— Michael Hollingsworth (@mike4brooklyn) January 15, 2022

trying to find someone wearing the ugliest outfit possible at baggage claim to see if they wanna share a cab back to bushwick

— 777 (@_garrettcharles) January 19, 2022

The west elm caleb saga is fascinating because it’s just girls coming to the realization that a 25 year old brooklyn furniture designer with a mustache is exactly the type of person that he presents himself as

— fashion school dropout (@glamdemon2004) January 20, 2022

Tried to go to the bank but I forgot Joanna Newsom’s birthday is a federal holiday in Bushwick

— sam greisman (@SAMGREIS) January 18, 2022

beating the bushwick allegations by living in east williamsburg is one of my top personality traits

— (@nwordchan) January 18, 2022

there are, in fact, groups of friends in williamsburg and greenpoint that if you told me they killed someone and covered it up i would believe it

— lana schwartz (@_lanabelle) January 20, 2022

God give me the strength and confidence of the residential broker asking $114psf for the 2000sf office space above the Walgreens in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

— Kevin Clark (@Cribdilla) January 18, 2022

Taken in 1916, this #NYTMCollection photo shows the entrance to the 77th Street Station in #BayRidge, Brooklyn. The debut of the station, served by what is now the R line, sparked housing and development booms, transforming Bay Ridge into the vibrant neighborhood we know today. pic.twitter.com/ZCUPKtbtyn

— NY Transit Museum (@NYTransitMuseum) January 15, 2022

Here’s the juvenile bald eagle that was also in @prospect_park yesterday – not the best pics, but seeing 2 eagles in Brooklyn in one day was unbelievable 🤯 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Y7CaDrQY3L

— JJ (@JJ_bkny) January 20, 2022