Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Photo by Katia Nunes

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 the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites.

Perpetually underrated Alibi named second best dive bar in New York City. [Fort Greene Focus]

This is what 200 pounds of pot looks like, courtesy of Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Bag bill passes but debate continues over how best to reduce City’s waste output. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Trump’s mysterious headstone traced to 4th Avenue memorial company and ‘hipster’. [Park Slope Stoop]

New renderings of Brooklyn Strand Show Dramatic Transformation of Commodore Barry Park [FGF]

Bath Beach deli owner who was arrested for waving gun at teens says they were shoplifting from his store. [BB]

When Dutch was spoken on the roads of Flatbush. [DPC]

An open love letter to Brooklyn Hot Dogs of Gowanus. [PSS]