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.

A local handyman, known for his generosity, pledged $1,000 to help single moms buy school supplies. [Sheepshead Bites]

MTA officials will present 7th Avenue station turnstile plan to Community Board 6. [Park Slope Stoop]

A pop-up cat café is coming to Fort Greene! [Fort Greene Focus]

Union, local pols protest Verizon outside 86th Street store. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Mexican challah? The odyssey of La Boulangerie Lopez [South Slope News]

Enjoy an Austrian meal at the brand new Werkstatt restaurant on Coney Island Avenue. [Ditmas Park Corner]

A Trader Joe’s is coming to City Point at Flatbush and Fulton. [FGF]

A Medicaid fraud case against a former Community Board 15 member may be thrown out, her lawyer said, now that a related case has also been dismissed. [SB]

Pamela Harris receives Democratic nod for Assembly seat. [BB]

Di Fara Pizza is opening a dessert shop around the corner called Di Fara Dolce Fatts. [DPC]

Greenlight Bookstores’ top events to attend this Brooklyn Book Festival. [FGF]

Colson Patisserie has grand plans, and we’re waiting avec beaucoup d’anticipation (with much anticipation). [SSN]

Kindie rock band Rolie Polie Guacamole is coming to town with their new album, “Chips and Salsa.” [PSS]