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Brooklyn News Roundup: Truck Kills Cyclist, How To Help Ecuador Earthquake Victims, And Taste Matzo Ice Cream

Odochi Ibe

Apr 24, 2016 — 1 min read

Image via Chris Desch.

Catch up on the biggest stories out of Brooklyn this week:

Straphangers mystified by massive bottle collections blocking N train doors. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Bicyclist killed by a truck on Sterling and 6th Avenue. [Park Slope Stoop]

The ballot was short one Sanders delegate in the 8th Congressional District. Here’s why. [Sheepshead Bites]

Clinton takes greater Flatbush in presidential primary; Kensington stands with Sanders. [Ditmas Park Corner]

BBC comes to Sunset Park pizzeria to talk tech and pizza. [Sunset Park Voice]

NYPD commander in Borough Park says businessman named in bribery probe had no authority “in our community.” [DPC]

How to help Ecuadorian earthquake survivors from Brooklyn. [SPV]

Cops discovered a terrifying stockpile of weapons during a raid in Sheepshead Bay. [SB]

Here’s your Passover miracle: Matzo Iced Cream unites Ample Hills Creamery with The Matzo Project. [PSS]

The best dim sum restaurants in Sunset Park. [SPV]

Hundreds attend grand opening of Bensonhurst Carvel. [BB]

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