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 site and our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:
Man stabs stepfather to death, slashes pregnant sister before jumping from roof in Brighton Beach. [Sheepshead Bites]
A Citi Bike was the preferred getaway method for the man suspected of shooting a 60-year-old Clinton Hill man in the leg on December 3, said police. [Fort Greene Focus]
Heads up, sweet tooth: Doughnut Plant opened its first Brooklyn location on Flatbush Ave. [Park Slope Stoop]
Two men robbed a Coney Island Avenue jewelry store at gunpoint and made off with $250K in merchandise. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Police need help locating a woman last seen Thursday on 28th Street. [South Slope News]
Twelve women were arrested and nine massage parlors were shut down in prostitution sting in Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge. [Bensonhurst Bean]
For Kostas & Sky Kormopoulos, a life of butter, fashion & love on Foster Avenue. [DPC]
No more fried Twix or poutine as Chip Shop and Corner Burger to close. [PSS]
Hero cops give their coats to lost boy wandering barefoot on Shore Parkway. [BB]
Want to be able to afford a home in Brooklyn? That’s not gonna happen. [Bloomberg]
Borough President Eric Adams on stopping abusive policing in New York City. [New York Times]
Some must-try Italian American restaurants in Brooklyn. [Eater]
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