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 our favorite recent stories from our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:
Park Slope’s last video store is closing. [Park Slope Stoop]
What you need to know about (and where to go for) mooncakes. [Bensonhurst Bean]
The new Greek grill Pitas and Sticks is true to its name. [South Slope News]
Four people were arrested for pretending to be dentists in Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]
Neighbors are flooding the former John’s Bakery with tributes. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Bike repair shop and café Juice Pedaler is closing its doors. [Kensington BK]
New York’s infrastructure is crumbling, the state’s comptroller said in a report that was mostly ignored by the media. [Comptroller’s Office/Crain’s]
The best — and tastiest — BYOB restaurants in Brooklyn. [Brokelyn]
A restaurant will be serving up a ton of pierogies soon in Gowanus. [PSS]
More hours and staff for Brooklyn Public Libraries! [NY Times]
One woman’s impossible mission to save New York’s garment district. [Narratively]
After a rabies scare, Southern Brooklyn’s raccoons will be vaccinated. [SB]
The Upper East Side is cooler than Brooklyn? Uh…no. [The Daily Beast/Grist]
Gauging the Brooklyn tattoo and body piercing scene at The End Is Near. [SSN]
The Kestrel is now renting apartments in a building with private rooftop cabanas. [KBK]
An NYPD deputy commissioner vows to investigate Parade Grounds tickets. [DPC]
The dilapidated Flatbush art trees need your help. [DPC]
Brooklyn voters turned out in higher numbers than elsewhere in the state. [Brooklyn Bureau]
Vogue thinks Bushwick is one of the 15 coolest neighborhoods in the world. [Vogue]
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