‘Round Brooklyn: Shark Week, Drunk Cop College, 88 Swindle, And More

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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.

Huge sharks were caught off Sheepshead Bay this weekend during an annual fishing competition. [Sheepshead Bites]

Here’s why Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are the best places to take a date. [Fort Greene Focus]

When young mom goes missing after stint in psych ward, family seeks answers. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Drunk off-duty cop slams parked cars near Brooklyn College. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Police say two ‘Persons of Interest’ identified in attempted rape on 16th Street. [Park Slope Stoop]

Sunset Park daycares failed to test water for lead, audit shows. [Sunset Park Voice]

Two women caught on camera swindling 88-year-old out of $6,000. [BB]

Construction crews barely finished working on the Coney Island Amphitheater in time to hold the first concert. [SB]

Beloved dry cleaners priced out of Foster Avenue store after 12 years. [DPC]

Freddy’s owner Donald O’Finn on Brooklyn’s bar and art scene. [PSS]

Cafe Paulette makes you feel right at home. [FGF]