Brooklyn News Roundup: Week Of September 28-October 2

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 the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites.

Where the community can rest, reflect, and dwell: The Living Sukkah of Congregation Beth Elohim. [Park Slope Stoop]

Could a vacant commercial property become a creative use space? [South Slope News]

Bath Beach girl finds hope in meeting with the Pope. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Alicia Keys gave a surprise performance at Edward R. Murrow High School to celebrate the school’s new music technology program. [Sheepshead Bites]

Longtime neighborhood dive 773 Lounge has a new awning up and should be reopening in mid-October. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Council member Brad Lander announces the launch of online reservations for the community room at Kensington Library. [Kensington BK]

Brunch at the new Japanese restaurant Wasan offers elegant minimalism. [PSS]

Council Member Lander and Brooklyn Public Library announce Online Room Reservation Program at the Park Slope Branch. [SSN]

The “Worst McDonald’s Ever” is on Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue, and this week it close for good. [BB]

Authorities exposed a fake lawyer in Sheepshead Bay who duped dozens of clients. [SB]

Neighbor Jeannine Cannon is more than just a bartender, she’s an artist and has a serious love of science. [DPC]

Get your sugar fix at the new La Damas’s Cookies on Coney Island Avenue. [KBK]