but patty's only seen the sight, a girl can see from brooklyn heights, what a crazy pair! cathy: oh my, patty. did you find all your files? patty: finally! who knew it would be this much work when richard and i decided to retire! cathy: well, what are you going to do first? patty: we're heading down to brooklyn heights and start in on that social security paperwork. cathy: why would you do that? patty: what do you mean? cathy: it's so much easier to log onto socialsecurity.gov and file online. patty: what if i need to know how much money i'll be getting? cathy: online. patty: what if our address changes? cathy: online. patty: what if i want medicare too? cathy: online. patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ >> good afternoon. i'm the chief building inspector with the department building inspection. welcome to our brown bag lunch series. this is the regular third thursday of every month event. we are finishing up with a talk about the outside lambs, an area that was previously considered uninhabitable. uninhabitab

. >> we are in brooklyn heights, new york. a record to renovate a typical master bedroom.ome and see -- we are going to renovate a typical master bedroom. come and say. this is cluttered, the furniture is not arranged so it is comfortable when you walk in. the headboard is on the door wall. it is not the focal point when he entered the room. we're going to rearrange it, maximize the space so it is more livable, more enjoyable. in just one day, we're going to renovate it and show you what you can do with a small space. look at these walls. their drab, plane, boring. we will add a beautiful paint colors are you can see how it transforms a room instead of -- and set a tone and mood. we will make the ceiling brand new. this light fixture is generic, dull. let's put something here that will eliminate the room and create a really beautiful focal point. this couple's life has been taken over with their children's toys and art. we're going to remove the children's things so they can appreciate their space and have serenity within their bedroom. we have a big day ahead of us and a

. >> meg lives in crown heights, brooklyn, one of the most religious jewish enclaves in america. >> iin a community that it's a form of hasidic judaism. they're trying to bring people back to be more observant in order to speed the coming of the messiah. i'm by no means an orthodox jew. i'm a religious person. i'm a respectful person, and that gets me a long way in this neighborhood. >> meg is striving for acceptance in the community. and she's finding it, to a point. she covers up out of respect, but it's hard for her to hide everything. as a result, even a routine trip to the grocery store can be an adventure. >> generally nobody really says anything. you know, the other day someone stopped us and asked us if we lived in the neighborhood. just a guy like actually blocked off the aisle. we couldn't get through. then he was like, are you guys from the neighborhood, asking my boyfriend and i. we were like, yeah. then he finally moved aside and let us walk through. it was very range. i get a lot of curious looks, i think would be the best way to describe it. >> meg started getting tatto

a good central brooklyn part of crown heights. a good central district. he was elected in 1983 and served until 2007. he decided not to run for re-election in 2006. also the author of the book which we'll be talking about and is a professor at medgar evers college in brooklyn. >> bob is slowly becoming a true legend in the political media circuit world of new york city government. he's executive producer and political director for new york one, which we all watch. his imprint is very strong on inside city hall and on all things. so, bob, we thank you for being here today. so what i'm going to do is really just kind of serve as a little bit of a moderator, a little bit of an emcee. and if things get heated, i'll try and control everyone but i don't think they will. so, bob, i'm going to turn it over to you and maybe you can do a little intro, and then congressman, we'll hear your thoughts and then we'll really make this a dialog and get some questions in and everything. is that good? bob? >> thank you so much i thought i knew a fair amount about you, congr

heights. we're told he is expected to be okay. >> more than 3,000 occupy wall street protesters marched to the brooklyn bridge in new york city tonight, the final stand in a day full of protests. earlier demonstrators clashed with police outside zuccotti park. more than 200 arrests were made when pres ears sat in the streets outside the new york stock exchange. occupiers in dc marched before rallying at the key bridge. they joined occupy nova protesters to spread an antigreed message. >> we're looking for no cuts and jobs. >> and you brought your kids because? >> because these are my future. i have to live for them. >> i was expecting it. i thought i could get out five minutes earlier. >> it's always our policy not to make arrests unless it's absolutely necessary. >> the protest caused no major disruption to traffic and no arrests were made. >> somebody shot a man in the back this evening in northwest d.c. it happened near 14th and r. northwest. the victim was taken to a near hospital. police say the shooting did not appear to have anything to do with the nearby walk are clinic. a bank robbery stumped police until they realized there