Best Of Brooklyn: Cheesy Snacks, Lightning, Ramen And More…

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 most interesting recent stories from our sister sites.

Transgender man pummeled by group of attackers on 9th Street. [Park Slope Stoop]

Woman fatally stabbed in building which had served as a local homeless shelter. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Try these cheesy snacks at the new Uzbek grocery on Bay Parkway. [Bensonhurst Bean]

A developer plans to build a “lightning bolt” shaped building Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]

New clean-up crew in Prospect Park consists of eight four-legged friends. [PSS]

Soft launch at Koko Ramen last night bodes well for ramen lovers. [DPC]

The NYPD held a massive counterterrorism operation in Manhattan Beach. [SB]

F train perv “rubbed genitals” on sleeping straphanger. [BB]