Week In Review: Wegmans, Greene Grape Scoops, And Stolen Houses

Missed some of this week’s news? Here’s a recap:

FOOD:

Wegmans is coming in 2017 to the Brooklyn Navy Yard!
And they will be hiring locally!
Exclusive: Greene Grape Scoops is coming in June to 680 Fulton Street!
Bar Bolinas’ Northern California-inspired menu made EaterNY’s list of hottest Brooklyn restaurants.

NEWS

Lindsay Lohan is serving community service at Fort Greene’s Duffield Children’s Center.
Have you seen Dexter the cat?
Fill out this survey about the pros and cons of your favorite local parks.
Fort Greene Park construction update: the Willoughby entrance is 50% complete!
An extra $2 million is going to the $140M renovation of Building 77 in the Navy Yard.
Through June 4: check out the senior art exhibit from Elders Share Through Arts.
There are THREE baby hawk chicks above the LIU Brooklyn athletic field.
Tree Census 2015: Help count and measure trees in your neighborhood!
Fort Greene’s JHS 265 will perform in Downtown Brooklyn on June 10th for a lunchtime concert!
In case of emergency: help NYCOEM choose community safe spaces.
Pratt President Tom Schutte talks art‘s past, present, and future.
You never know what or who you will find at the Brooklyn Flea!

CRIME

Two Long Island men are charged with illegally selling and renting four Fort Greene houses.
It’s life in prison for two former Lafayette Gardens gang members.
Crime rates rose in most categories last week in the 88th Precinct.