Week In Review: Bike Thefts, Protests, And A New Athletic Center

Here are some stories you may have missed this past week:

• Fort Greene resident hits big screen as Coretta Scott King.
• A bike thief was caught on camera on South Oxford Street.
• Construction resumed on housing at Atlantic Yards.
• The Prison Ship Martyrs monument might get national recognition.
• Fort Greene Peace remembered Shem Walker and Michael Stewart at the Millions March NYC.
• The St. Joseph’s College Bears christened their new athletic center with double wins.
• The landmarked, abandoned house at 69 Vanderbilt Avenue will be torn down.
• Nearly $1.7M in FEMA funds is going to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
• Pizza loves Emily and so do humans. Zagat named Emily one of the year’s “hottest restaurants.“
• Donate coats through the Pratt Area Community Council.
• Renderings were released of the new luxury building set to replace White Castle at 531 Myrtle Avenue.
• Brooklyn Navy Yard to house graduate school of cinema.

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