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 that are worth a read this weekend:
After a devastating fire, 773 Lounge is rising from the ashes. [KensingtonBK]
Parked car and residence struck by gunfire on Bay Ridge Parkway. [Bensonhurst Bean]
A Gravesend pet owner was arrested and charged with 10 counts of torture and injury to animals. [Sheepshead Bites]
A potential medical marijuana dispensary on 3rd Avenue has been approved by the CB7 Health Committee. [South Slope News]
Meet the new rabbi at Congregation Beth Elohim. [Park Slope Stoop]
Bronx Man Turns Himself In For Allegedly Groping Woman On Brooklyn-Bound Q Train. [Fort Greene Focus]
A group of teenagers were robbed at gunpoint in Marine Park. [SB]
Church of the Redeemer on 4th Avenue is going to be demolished. [PSS]
Next year is going to be awful or very awful for fluke fishermen. [SB]
Bensonhurst’s second Uzbek-Russian-Korean restaurant opens on Avenue O. [BB]
A new food court and community hub is coming to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. [FGF]