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 sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:
Post-apocalyptic N line to get repairs. Also, your commute is screwed. [Bensonhurst Bean]
Planned Methodist Hospital facility loses a floor after litigation settlement. [Park Slope Stoop]
After years of planning, it looks like the Windsor Terrace Food Co-op is really happening. [KensingtonBK]
A 70th Precinct officer was hospitalized after riding atop a police car and falling from the hood. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Mill Basin man charged with posing as cop to rape woman in Bushwick. [Sheepshead Bites]
A driver was cleared of negligence in the 2010 crash that killed a Fort Greene woman on a scooter. [Fort Greene Focus]
Should you go to space or Ditmas Park for food? Ask astronaut Garrett Reisman. [DPC]
Carjacking foiled by screaming woman in Gravesend. [SB]
A Pratt professor’s take on “Je suis Charlie.” [FGF]
Local dive bar Old Carriage Inn seized for non-payment of over $100k in taxes. [PSS]
How do we stop the hemorrhaging of affordable housing in Flatbush? [DPC]
Swan runs a-fowl of the law in Sheepshead Bay (Video) [SB]
Espresso, then beer, as new cafe opens in Gowanus brewery. [PSS]
Hamilton’s moves one step closer to opening an outdoors café. [KBK]
J. Alfred Prufrock: The Original Hipster [The Atlantic]
Tipped workers may soon be getting a raise. [Crain’s]
Brooklyn’s five best sledding spots. [Brokelyn]