ICYMI: Peace March, Zika, Pequena And More

Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and check out our Instagram, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay focused on Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Please send any tips, pitches, thoughts, and/or comments our way ateditor@bklyner.com.

• City council passes bill requiring cops to report use of force
• Do you live in a subway desert?
• There’s an affordable housing lottery at 535 Carlton
• The city launched voter registration forms in five languages
• The driver who was struck Victoria Nicodemus was indicted
• Development watch on the new towers and condos around the neighborhood
• Pequena Mexican restaurant came up big
• Operation Safe Shopper has an eye on crime.
• Senator Schumer urged Congress to pass an emergency bill deal with Zika
• A notable resident listed her Wallabout mansion
• Leesa is the cool new mattress that just made your move a whole lot easier.
• Brooklyn leads Manhattan in job growth, per a new study
• In wake of shootings, Brooklyn held an interfaith vigil
• Kids and their parents gathered for a peace march in Fort Greene Park