http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/nyregion/new-york-today-nets-living-in-brooklyn-bridge-love-locks.html 2016-10-12 12:59:38 New York Today: Nets Players, Moving to Brooklyn Wednesday: Professional athletes get “sticker shock,” an exhibition of chrysanthemums, and the war on love locks. === Good morning on this nebulous Wednesday. Their apartments may be a bit more luxurious than your average Brooklyn home — some have eight-foot-high doorways, private terraces and views to die for. But when Nets players moved to Brooklyn (as almost all of them have, writes “They have slightly bigger budgets than average Brooklynites,” (Last season, when they were practicing in New Jersey, only one of the Nets lived in Brooklyn.) Just like us, they get “sticker shock,” Mr. Cacciola said. Players have checked out prospective apartments online — spots with ample closet space, of course — and many will keep searching until they find one that’s no-fee. They, too, see their dream rentals fly off the market before they have the time even to set pen to paper on an application. And finding street parking can be harder for them than swooshing a three-pointer. So tough, in fact, that Luis Scola, a forward from Argentina, decided to sell his minivan. (Others ride bikes, take the subway or use Uber.) We feel your pain, Nets, and apparently you feel ours. “These are universal challenges for people looking to move to Brooklyn, so in a unique way, they’re almost more accessible,” Mr. Cacciola said of the players. “It makes them more part of the fabric of the borough.” Here’s what else is happening: It’s hard to know what to wear today. Cloudy skies and a light breeze suggest an autumn coat. But with The National Weather Service can’t help much. They don’t provide clothing recommendations, “unless it’s really, really cold,” said a meteorologist, Pat Maloit. Today we’ll leave it up to you. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hearts are breaking. Sort of. The city’s Transportation Department continues to crack down on the “love locks” that romantics hang on the Brooklyn Bridge by, well, cracking and removing them. The padlocks, the city says, have become a maintenance headache for the bridge as well as a danger to traffic. More than 11,000 were removed from the bridge in 2015, at a cost to the city of well over $100,000. Just last month, when an overhead wire snapped under the weight of the locks, part of the bridge was shut down for two hours for emergency repairs. So a word to the wise: “Take nothing but selfies, leave nothing but footprints,” Some things will be hung on the bridge: “No Locks” signs, warning of a $100 fine. New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can For updates throughout the day, What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, Follow the New York Today columnists, You can find the latest New York Today at