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:
Duo of dangling goat heads freaked everyone out, briefly. [South Slope News]
A developer’s plans to expand a controversial shopping development in Sheepshead Bay have locals wondering if they’re bailing out a bad investment. [Sheepshead Bites]
We stepped inside the Flatbush Farm crew’s new SISTERS Restaurant, opening this weekend. [Fort Greene Focus]
After 773 Lounge, which has been serving up beers since 1969, was destroyed in a fire, the owners vow to rebuild. [Ditmas Park Corner]
With bon-bons and satin, remembering a childhood spent at the Loew’s Theatre. [KensingtonBK]
A pedestrian was seriously injured when a driver ran a red light on 4th Avenue, hit her, and took off. [Park Slope Stoop]
Three women ended up in the hospital following a suspected anti-gay attack on Franklin Avenue. [FGF]
The popular Ox Cart Tavern in Ditmas Park was robbed at gunpoint while patrons were eating. [DPC]
Hey look! Gentrification is middle-aged. [Curbed]
The average sale price of a home in NYC just broke $1 million. [Curbed]
Oh no’s! Hipster douches move to Sheepshead Bay. Blogger douche writes about it. [SB]
Does this make you feel better about the “showtime” dancers? [Gothamist]
A new spot for brick-oven pizza now open near Barclays. [PSS]
We’re just gonna go ahead and live in Hunger Pang’s miso butter for the rest of our lives. [DPC]
Home values in Carroll Gardens are destroying its long term residents–even those who stand to make millions by selling. [New York Observer]
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