‘Round Brooklyn: Bike Lanes, The Best Tacos, Spumoni Gardens, And More
We’re in the midst of the warmest part of the year and the news from around Brooklyn is hot, hot, hot! Find a comfy spot, pour a cold beverage, and read up on the best of what’s been going down ’round the County of Kings.
23-year-old woman escapes attempted rape near 7th Avenue; cops release footage [Video]. [Park Slope Stoop]
Con artists targeting Asian women with “cursed jewelry” curse again, say cops. [Bensonhurst Bean]
Suspect in beating of teens outside Sunset Park mosque surrenders. [Sunset Park Voice]
A community weeps for Louis Barbati, slain owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens. [BB]
4th Avenue flips out again (In a real estate way). [PSS]
Bike lanes roll in this month on Argyle, Rugby & Beverley Roads. [Ditmas Park Corner]
The principal at a Midwood elementary school has been replaced after an outcry over a father’s arrest. [Sheepshead Bay]
Kensington celebrates Eid on Coney Island Avenue [DPC]
This hole-in-the-wall Brighton Beach bodega has some of the best tacos in New York City. [SB]