Round-up Of News From Around Brooklyn

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There’s lots of news around Brooklyn for you to catch up on this weekend:

Bomb threat in Sunset Park investigated as possible hate crime, police say. [Sunset Park Voice]

Would-be mugger puts gun to head of off-duty cop on 6th Avenue; Instead gets shot by cop’s cousin. [Park Slope Stoop]

Samui brings modern & traditional Thai cuisine to Fort Greene. [Fort Greene Focus]

New renderings of glitzy shopping to accompany 42-story Coney Island tower. [Bensonhurst Bean]

French-inspired fare at Parade Cafe ‘the best new lunch spot around’. [Ditmas Park Corner]

East coast Redwood forest coming to MetroTech Commons. [FGF]

Saturday: Legendary Pakistani composer in exile performs at on Coney Island Avenue. [DPC]

Local Candidate Talk: Michael Cox runs for State Senate. [SPV]

MCA Day is your ‘Sure Shot’ to celebrate the life and music of The Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch. [PSS]

Burnt out car rots on quiet Bensonhurst block. [BB]