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:

Irwin E. Meyer, 96, Kings County American Legion Band Director, Normandy fighter, dies after being struck by a car [Sheepshead Bites]

Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival returns this Sunday. [Bensonhurst Bean]

After fearing for their lives on area streets, Kensington residents back DOT’s traffic safety plans. [KensingtonBK]

What NYCHA tenants need to know about the city’s “downsizing” policy. [Fort Greene Focus]

Late night favorite Artichoke Pizza is coming to Park Slope. [Park Slope Stoop]

Cops released a new video showing a gunman opening fire on another man in Sheepshead Bay. [SB]

DOT is making the traffic changes to 4th Avenue permanent. [South Slope News]

Lt. Col. Charles Kyrie Kallas, a Sheepshead Bay character and visionary, passed away at 96. [SB]

Poly Prep official took students — including Bon Jovi’s son — on boozy Cuba trip with hookers, charges lawsuit. [BB]

Eat at Brooklyn’s Ethiopian, Senegalese, Haitian, Nigerian, and South African restaurants during NY African Restaurant Week. [FGF]

Farrell’s Bar and Grill has to retire styrofoam containers. [SSN]

Check out the decadent new brunch menu at Carnem Prime Steakhouse. [PSS]

Residents lament the return of ‘Lake Kensington.’ [KBK]

What Brooklyn looks like according to your real estate broker. [Gothamist]

Public Advocate Letitia James sues the city on behalf of low-income seniors who have reportedly been cut from the rent-freeze program. [The New York Times]