‘Round Brooklyn: Goodbye Rocco’s, Sewage Shriek, African Food Fest, And More
The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings.
3-year-old hit with glass bottle & left bleeding during Sunset Park brawl, NYPD says. [Sunset Park Voice]
Treyger: ‘Unreasonable’ Build It Back deadlines put homeowners at risk of being dropped from program. [Sheepshead Bites]
New York’s first African Food Festival debuts in Brooklyn this weekend. [Fort Greene Focus]
Is Rocco’s Calamari closure after 35 years a death knell for local mom & pops? [Bensonhurst Bean]
Today: weekend walks brings outdoor movie and dining to Cortelyou Road. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Highlights from ‘Let’s Talk Feminism’ with Roxane Gay at Brooklyn Historical Society. [FGF]
Neighborhood artist comes home to make her block a brighter place. [DPC]
Police hoax ‘officer down’ call sends cops to Sunset Park apartment. [SPV]
Billy Thai campaign draws powerful allies thanks to a common foe. [BB]
Same old answers, no relief from sewage backups and flooding. [SB]