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# Best of Brooklyn: Gowanus Hot Dogs, 200 Pounds Of Pot, DOT Confusion, And More…
- URL: https://bklyner.com/best-of-brooklyn-fortgreene/
- Published: 2016-05-14T19:04:37.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-14T19:07:37.000Z
- Author: Odochi Ibe
- Tags: fort greene, News, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, bags, Department of Transit, dutch, hot dogs, pot, roundup, weekend, #wp

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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.

[This is what 200 pounds of pot looks like, courtesy of Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. ](http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/cops-recover-206-pounds-pot-bensonhurst-apartment-raid/?ref=bklyner.com#.VzYA3KODGko)\[Bensonhurst Bean\]

[Bag bill passes but debate continues over how best to reduce City’s waste output.](/blog/news/bag-bill-passes-debate-continues-best-reduce-citys-waste-output/) \[Ditmas Park Corner\]

[Businesses in Sheepshead Bay say DOT’s new traffic plan is killing them.](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/05/businesses-say-dots-traffic-plan-killing/?ref=bklyner.com) \[Sheepshead Bites\]

[Trump’s mysterious headstone traced to 4th Avenue memorial company and ‘hipster’.](/blog/business/trumps-mysterious-headstone-traced-to-4th-avenue-memorial-company-and-hipster/) \[Park Slope Stoop\]

[Bath Beach deli owner who was arrested for waving gun at teens says they were shoplifting from his store. ](http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/storekeeper-arrested-waving-gun-teens/?ref=bklyner.com#.VzYCV6ODGko)\[BB\]

[When Dutch was spoken on the roads of Flatbush.](/blog/history/dutch-spoken-flatbush/) \[DPC\]

[A driver who blew through a stoplight, killing a bicyclist and crashing into three other cars, tested positive for cocaine, police say.](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/05/driver-who-fatally-struck-bicyclist-was-on-drugs-police-say/?ref=bklyner.com) \[SB\]

[An open love letter to Brooklyn Hot Dogs of Gowanus.](/blog/food/dining-review-an-open-love-letter-to-brooklyn-hot-dogs-of-gowanus/) \[PSS\]