‘Round Brooklyn: Hero Babysitter, Marvel Scatters Ashes, Rocco’s Death Knell & More

Time to hit the pool, the beach, the fields — or better yet — the air conditioning. And while you’re beating the beat, catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood.

3-year-old hit with glass bottle & left bleeding during Sunset Park brawl, NYPD says. [Sunset Park Voice]

Park Slope babysitter saves her child, loses her leg, and now needs a home and childcare. [Park Slope Stoop]

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]

Highlights from ‘Let’s Talk Feminism’ with Roxane Gay at Brooklyn Historical Society. [FGF]

Ashes of Marvel Comics editor scattered over Captain America statue in Prospect Park. [PSS]

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]