Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed
After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite recent stories from our site and our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:
A 22-year-old man died after accidentally setting himself on fire in Borough Park. [KensingtonBK]
A sneak peek inside The Finch, Clinton Hill’s new farm to table restaurant from a former Roberta’s chef. [Fort Greene Focus]
Will the landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum be turned into condos? [Park Slope Stoop]
New York expands its role in caring for immigrant children, sometimes using shackles during transportation. [Capital NY]
A 20-year-old man was arrested in last week’s fatal home invasion in Ditmas Park. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Locals want to re-imagine what the 4th Ave/9th St subway station could look like. [South Slope News]
A Coney Island cop turned in his badge after video surfaced showing him kick another cop in the head, thinking it was a suspect. [Bensonhurst Bean]
Pedestrian-friendly changes are coming to Brooklyn’s Myrtle and Park Avenues. [FGF]
MTA breaks ridership record, still $15B in the hole. [Gothamist]
In case you were wondering, even bike share programs are really just for the rich. [City Lab]
Eagle-eyed cops turned a minor arrest into a major ID theft bust in Bensonhurst. [BB]
After six weeks of no cooking gas, irate tenants push for change. [DPC]
A study on the controversial rezoning proposal for Prospect Lefferts Gardens is going forward. [Brownstoner]
The Statue of Liberty could’ve ended up in Central Park – or, worse, Philly or Boston. [Failure Magazine]
This is an actual photo of the Gowanus Canal. [PSS]
All of Brownstoner’s Buildings of the Day, mapped. [Brooklyn, one (thousand) building(s) at a time.]
Annual Halloween party on Saturday doubles as fundraiser to Cure Huntington’s Disease. [SSN]
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