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 the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites, and others outlets, that are worth a read this weekend:
Ultra-conservative Republican politico cops to child porn charges. [Sheepshead Bites]
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot in Ditmas Park Tuesday night. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Eagle Provisions owners on neighborhood demographics and cashing out. [South Slope News]
It’s open studios weekend for South of the Navy Yard Artists. [Fort Greene Focus]
Watch the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge get taken apart and put back together in under five minutes. [Bensonhurst Bean]
A new spot for tacos, tortas, and more on 7th Avenue. [Park Slope Stoop]
Do city parks need more enforcement officers? [Gothamist]
Local pols are urging the mayor to restore Ocean Parkway’s speed limit to 30 mph. [DPC]
Looks like the all-Nutella cafe didn’t make it. [PSS]
Big changes are coming to an annual Greek festival this weekend in Midwood. [SB]
Man do we ever pay a lot to that MTA — $10B is a lot, right? [WNYC]
Twin brothers shot, one fatally, in Gravesend apartment. [BB]
Is door-to-door house-hunting becoming a trend? [FGF]
You better keep those legs together on the subway, boys. [Gothamist]
