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:

20+ Restaurants, 50+ Dishes, Just $45? Check out Brooklyn’s largest tasting event, The BITE: Sheepshead. [Sheepshead Bites]

A teenage gunman was arrested in a shooting by the Parade Ground. [Ditmas Park Corner]

A giant street fair comes to 5th Avenue tomorrow. [Park Slope Stoop]

Wegmans is coming to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2017! [Fort Greene Focus]

It’s official! Weekend Walks are coming to Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue in July. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Great tacos can indeed be found between auto repair shops and the Prospect offramp. [South Slope News]

Councilman Lander urges city to increase funding for libraries. [KensingtonBK]

A woman was struck and killed by a car on 4th Avenue. [SSN]

A body found in the Ambrose Channel near Sandy Hook has been identified as the Bensonhurst man who went missing last month. [BB]

Violent home invasion leaves one hospitalized. [KBK]

A new steakhouse is opening in Park Slope. [PSS]

Asian fusion restaurant Bashi Channel celebrates its grand opening. [DPC]

Two LI men allegedly stole, sold and rented four Fort Greene homes, plus others in Brooklyn and Queens. [FGF]

“The [subway] tracks have become appalling garbage dumps.” [amNewYork]

Brooklyn rents reached an all-time high in April. [Daily News]