Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed
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 that are worth a read this weekend:
Two dead, four injured in shooting following wake at Flatbush Avenue church. [Ditmas Park Corner]
A new flea market is coming to 5th Avenue. [South Slope News]
Fifty years of Coney Island amusements in photos. [Sheepshead Bites]
Cops are after two men suspected in a string of armed robberies across the city. [Park Slope Stoop]
It’s official! George’s will reopen under the original owners’ family. [KensingtonBK]
Older adults are telling Myrtle Avenue businesses how to be more senior-friendly. [Fort Greene Focus]
Twenty-one bars in Park Slope where you can drink outside! [PSS]
The art-filled story behind a storefront that was shuttered since the ’70s. [SSN]
Neighbors voice loud concerns about an incoming $126 million development. [KBK]
The best independent coffee shops in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. [FGF]