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.
A 62-year-old woman was struck and killed by a bus in Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]
New art tributes for Biggie Smalls go up in Clinton Hill. [Fort Greene Focus]
Convictions overturned for three men framed for arson and murder in a 1980 fire. [Park Slope Stoop]
The leader of a vicious brawl at a McDonald’s has been ordered to psychiatric care. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Feds round up Asian gang that cast “shadow Of violence” over Sunset Park. [SSN]
Police are looking for two suspects who punched a guy and took his money on an F train platform. [Kensington BK]
440 Gallery thinks big with 11th Annual Small Works show. [PSS]
Santa welcome and morning pledge returns after P.S. 169 “misunderstanding.” [South Slope News]
No tipping and higher prices come to Fort Greene. [FGF]
Sheepshead Bay brat Martin Shkreli was indicted for a multimillion dollar securities fraud. [SB]
The Flatbush Shomrim were honored by the 70th Precinct Community Council. [DPC]
