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:

Hundreds of people gathered at a vigil for Naiem Uddin, a 14-year-old boy killed by a hit-and-run driver in Kensington. [KensingtonBK]

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]

Chef Gabe McMackin, formerly of Roberta’s, debuted his new Clinton Hill farm-to-table restaurant, The Finch. [FGF]

For Kostas & Sky Kormopoulos, a life of butter, fashion & love on Foster Avenue. [DPC]

In Little Pakistan, welcoming immigration reform with open arms. [KBK]

No more fried Twix or poutine as Chip Shop and Corner Burger to close. [PSS]

Work on the old Frost building on 5th Ave just started, but its retail space is already up for grabs. [SSN]

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]

Thousands protested the Eric Garner grand jury decision to not indict, closing traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and more. [Gothamist]

Some must-try Italian American restaurants in Brooklyn. [Eater]

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