Brooklyn News Roundup

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 our favorite recent stories from our site and our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:

Motown legend Diana Ross will perform the inaugural concert at the revitalized Kings Theatre. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Iconic Sheepshead Bay diner, El Greco, is closing for good this coming Friday. [Sheepshead Bites]

Relax, the Pavilion theater is not becoming condos…just yet. [South Slope News]

Former PS 249 teacher charged with sexually abusing nine elementary school students. [KensingtonBK]

Classic luncheonette is ditching booths and expanding its grocery to adapt to changing demographics. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Clinton Hill residents debate the city’s redesign of Putnam Triangle Plaza. [Fort Greene Focus]

As those British royals were hanging out in Barclays, a huge protest was going on outside. [Gothamist]

10 arrested for alleged $70 million Medicaid, Medicare fraud ring – Avenue V clinic shut down. [SB]

As city begins construction to replace Coney Island boardwalk with concrete, Councilman moves to landmark it. [BHB]

With beers & cheers, neighbors fight for affordable housing in Ditmas Park. [DPC]

Parks takes the fun out of parks by welding spinning disks still. [SSN]

Curling: It’s not just for the 1800s. [New York Times]

Kitchenware and design store Knife and Spork opened on Myrtle Avenue. [FGF]

Hunger Pang is named one of Brooklyn’s hottest restaurants. [DPC]

A look at the digital divide in Brooklyn. [KensingtonBK]

Barclays has racked up a slew of federal and city building violations. [New York Post]