Southern Brooklyn Beat: Bay Ridge Flooded By Broken Water Main, School Cafeterias Could Start Getting Letter Grades

Loving Panino Rustico’s Christmas tree — better than Rockefeller! (Photo by paninorustico / Instagram)

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

School Cafeterias May Soon Get Letter Grades Like Restaurants [DNAinfo]

DOE Report: Growing Number Of Seats For Brooklyn Charter Schools [Kings County Politics]

Here’s What Ben Carson as HUD Secretary Could Mean for NYC [DNAinfo]

New Smoking Ban in NYCHA Housing: Brooklyn Residents Weigh In [BK Reader]

Broken Main Floods Seventh Avenue [Brooklyn Courier]

Mafia Big’s Grandson Literally Picked A Fight With The Wrong Guy In Bay Ridge [New York Post]

Malliotakis Pushes Back Against De Blasio Threat to Destroy IDNYC Records [Kings County Politics]

For Many Students Meeting New York City’s High School Application Deadline, It’s Already Too Late [Chalkbeat]