‘Round Brooklyn: L&B Spumoni, New Bike Lanes, Eid Celebrations, And More

After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on news from our sister sites happening outside of our neighborhood! Some top headlines include: The Bensonhurst community mourns slain L&B Spumoni owner, Kensington residents celebrate Eid, Park Slope woman escapes attempted rape, new Ditmas Park bike lanes, tasty bodega tacos in Brighton Beach and Mediterranean comfort food in Fort Greene.

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]

Bike lanes roll in this month on Argyle, Rugby & Beverley Roads. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Deniz Restaurant: comfort food on the Med. [Fort Greene Focus]

The principal at a Midwood elementary school has been replaced after an outcry over a father’s arrest. [Sheepshead Bay]

Deniz Restaurant: comfort food on the Med [Fort Greene Focus]

Kensington celebrates Eid on Coney Island Avenue [DPC]

4th Avenue flips out again (In a real estate way). [PSS]

A community weeps for Louis Barbati, slain owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens. [BB]

This hole-in-the-wall Brighton Beach bodega has some of the best tacos in New York City. [SB]

The 5 best places to have brunch in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill [FGF]