Brooklyn News Roundup: Pet Safety, Illegal Home Conversions, And Affordable Housing From March 2-6

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 and other outlets that are worth a read this weekend:

Midwood Man Sentenced To 36 Years For Scheme To Drug, Sexually Abuse Children As Young As Three Months Old [Sheepshead Bites]

Anger and frustration erupt at a town hall on illegal home conversions in Southwest Brooklyn. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Flatbush tenants take to Albany to fight for affordable housing. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Dueling nail salons coming to on stretch of 7th Avenue. [Park Slope Stoop]

Peeping into a new sex-oriented shop opening on 5th Avenue. [South Slope News]

Brooklyn Commune’s building is for sale, but the restaurant hopes to stay put. [KensingtonBK]

A man died in a McDonald’s bathroom – and now his wife is suing. [BB]

Larry David Visits Sheepshead Bay, Feels Nothing [SB]

Two City Councilmembers arrested during car wash workers protest. [SSN]

Another snowstorm, another manhole fire in Park Slope. [PSS]

Prison Time For Local Doc In Largest No-Fault Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme [SB]

Community leaders break ground on the new PS/IS 338. [KBK]

Aidan Carroll on a musical life in Ditmas Park. [DPC]

Time to give up breathing. [New York Post]

Summonses are down, arrests are about the same. [Capitol]

Hey pet owners, stop leaving Fido tied-up while you shop! [New York Post]