This Week In Park Slope: The Mulvaney Family Tragedy, Chef Christian Ortiz Of BK9, Lewd Acts In Prospect Park, And More

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

• Park Slope resident and filmmaker Alex Ross Perry has quite a one-two punch of film projects at the moment. Queen of Earth opened this week.

• The Park Slope community suffered a great loss when three members of the Mulvaney family — Ledell, 61, Donald, 63, and their daughter Katherine (Kat), 31 — were in a car crash.

• Beloved comic book shop Bergen Street Comics announced that the store will be closing its doors sometime in September.

• We reviewed the delicious Palo Santo for our Brunch Beat. There is a feeling of warmth and familiarity that comes from the delicate preparation clearly visible from the open kitchen area in the front room.

• Veteran chefs Kakusaburo Sakurai and Ryota Kitagawa have opened Wasan at 440 Bergen Street. And another Japanese restaurant is on its way.

• Rarely is there good news about a closing. And although we’ll be sad to see Loom close its doors, it’s a bit more of an uplifting story than usual.

• We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Christian Ortiz, BK9’s executive chef, to discuss an array of subjects.

• Recent lewd incidents in close near a playground in Prospect Park have caused great concern among some parents in the community.