Brooklyn News Roundup

Photo by Ditmas Park Corner

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:

Man with gunshot wounds found wandering near Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue Feast, festival carries on as planned. [Bensonhurst Bean]

The Mulvaney family tragedy shocks and saddens the community. [Park Slope Stoop]

A man was fatally shot outside the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]

Hassan Razzaq, the Kensington teen charged with stabbing his abusive father, was released on bail on Monday afternoon. [KensingtonBK]

New traffic safety changes come to the intersection of Atlantic-Washington-Underhill Avenues. [Fort Greene Focus]

The Gallery Players opens its 49th season in September. [South Slope News]

How many city agencies does it take to destroy a wasp nest in Dyker Heights? [BB]

A Kensington man was arrested on Tuesday for scaling the antenna at the former Bishop Ford High School. [KBK]

Beloved Bergen Street Comics to close. [PSS]

Macy’s backstage, a new discount store, is scheduled to open next week in the Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza on Emmons Avenue. [SB]

The news is sweet as Woops! Macarons opens at 620 Fifth Avenue. [SSN]

Headway made on city leases with day care and senior center providers. [FGF]

City Councilman Chaim Deutsch vowed to rid Homecrest Playground of dangerous drug activity. [SB]