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Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Hannah Frishberg

Oct 15, 2016 — 1 min read

Photo by _h.o.n.e.y.

After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the more interesting recent stories from our sister sites.

Former Gowanus Pathmark bustles with construction workers as local employees say new supermarket is in the works. [Park Slope Stoop]

#1 worst landlord in NYC has 5 buildings in the Flatbush area, says Public Advocate Letitia James. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Brighton Beach mob boss agrees to testify against fellow gangsters. [Sheepshead Bites]

16-story Development Planned For Grounds Of Landmark Clinton Hill Church [Fort Greene Focus]

NewsClip From Our Past: $165,000 Bond Payment For Land That Would Become Sunset Park [Sunset Park Voice]

Meet author/illustrator Stephen Savage: Sweet Dreams, Wise Trucks, and Kentile Goodbyes. [PSS]

Owner of former Marys Bar holds fundraiser to save beloved 2,000 pound bull. [DPC]

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