Brooklyn News Roundup: Week Of June 1-5
Want to catch up on goings-on around Brooklyn? Here’s a recap:
Irwin E. Meyer, 96, Kings County American Legion Band Director, Normandy fighter, dies after being struck by a car [Sheepshead Bites]
Bensonhurst’s 86th Street Festival returns this Sunday. [Bensonhurst Bean]
After Raphael Kurton was fatally shot, Ditmas Park residents call for peace. [Ditmas Park Corner]
After fearing for their lives on area streets, Kensington residents back DOT’s traffic safety plans. [KensingtonBK]
Late night favorite Artichoke Pizza is coming to Park Slope. [Park Slope Stoop]
DOT is making the traffic changes to 4th Avenue permanent. [South Slope News]
Farrell’s Bar and Grill has to retire styrofoam containers. [SSN]
Check out the decadent new brunch menu at Carnem Prime Steakhouse. [PSS]
Cops released a new video showing a gunman opening fire on another man in Sheepshead Bay. [SB]
A new law could mean major relief from flooding across Brooklyn — and the city. [DPC]
Lt. Col. Charles Kyrie Kallas, a Sheepshead Bay character and visionary, passed away at 96. [SB]
Residents lament the return of ‘Lake Kensington.’ [KBK]
What Brooklyn looks like according to your real estate broker. [Gothamist]
Public Advocate Letitia James sues the city on behalf of low-income seniors who have reportedly been cut from the rent-freeze program. [The New York Times]
