The Southern BK Beat: Flatbush Uber Driver Pledged Allegiance To ISIS, Plotted Time Square Attack

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What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat:

De Blasio to Boost Vision Zero Efforts as Pedestrian Deaths Jump 5 Percent [DNA]

At A School of Immigrants, Challenges Reach Far Beyond the Classroom [New York Times]

Nathans Famous Executive Chairman was key advisor for Trump Campaign [The Coney Island Blog]

Brooklyn man set to become South Dakota’s only rabbi [New York Post]

‘Brooklyn Boys’ Loudly Trade Stories Of Old Neighborhood [Sun-Sentinel]

Atlantic Ave. Merchants Say Streetcar Will Ruin Business [Brooklyn Paper]

Nearly Half of Brooklyn Food Pantries Struggling to Meet Demand, Study Says [DNAinfo]

City Deep-Sixes School Proposed For ‘Eighth Avenue Center’ [Brooklyn Daily]

Brooklyn Man Who Pledged Allegiance To ISIS ID’ed As Resident Of Flatbush [Brooklyn Home Reporter]

NYC Affordable Housing Lottery Opens For Williamsburg’s Former Domino Sugar Factory Site [AMNY]

Dyker Intermediate School Students Spend Time With Local Veterans [Brooklyn Reporter]

Dyker’s St. Philip’s Church Collects Over 300 Pounds Of Food For Bay Ridge Center [Brooklyn Reporter]

District 20 Children Celebrate Multi-Culturalism [Brooklyn Eagle]