‘Round Brooklyn: Shark Week, Brooklyn’s Bars And Art Scene, A Construction Crunch, And More

‘Round Brooklyn: Shark Week, Brooklyn’s Bars And Art Scene, A Construction Crunch, And More
The sun sets on a summer night in Fort Greene. (Photo by Francisco Daum)
The sun sets on a summer night in Fort Greene. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

It’s summer in the city: the back of your neck is feeling hot and gritty but the living is easy. This weekend will be a long one and filled with fireworks, so get into the swing of the season with all the biggest and best news from around the County of Kings.

Huge sharks were caught off Sheepshead Bay this weekend during an annual fishing competition. [Sheepshead Bites]

When young mom goes missing after stint in psych ward, family seeks answers. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Drunk off-duty cop slams parked cars near Brooklyn College. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Police say two ‘Persons of Interest’ identified in attempted rape on 16th Street. [Park Slope Stoop]

Sunset Park daycares failed to test water for lead, audit shows. [Sunset Park Voice]

Two women caught on camera swindling 88-year-old out of $6,000. [BB]

Construction crews barely finished working on the Coney Island Amphitheater in time to hold the first concert. [SB]

Beloved dry cleaners priced out of Foster Avenue store after 12 years. [DPC]

Freddy’s owner Donald O’Finn on Brooklyn’s bar and art scene. [PSS]