This Week On The Stoop

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Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week:

• Everything you need to know about organic waste collection, which starts in May.

• Wangs brings an Asian spin to Southern chicken on Union Street.

• Cops are looking for a man they say attacked an elderly woman on a subway platform.

• We’re getting closer to Shake Shack burgers, and maybe Parm next door.

• The fluffiest puppy in the world needs a home.

• Students, parents, and teachers at PS 321 protested the Common Core ELA exams.

• A local teacher made an encore appearance on Jeopardy this week.

• What it might be like in front of John Jay, if Participatory Budgeting votes go that way.

• Best new place for the laptop crowd in the neighborhood: Dizzy’s back room.

• Pure Essentials has opened a second location on 5th Ave…

• …and next door, another location for shoe store Eric New York.

• Have you seen these missing facial features?

• The food trucks are rolling back to Grand Army Plaza starting this weekend.

• A gift shop is coming soon to the old A. Cheng space on 5th Ave.

• Learn about the work CAMBA does at the Park Slope Women’s Shelter.

• E Lingerie has officially closed, and the storefront is now for rent.

• The F train tunnel faces weekend suspensions for Sandy-related work.

• Finally, be sure to get A Taste of Fifth next week!