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:
NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan on living in Brooklyn, Jeopardy, and hosting a trivia night. [Park Slope Stoop]
Bensonhurst landlord pleads guilty for negligent homicide in 2010 fire that killed five Guatemalan immigrants. [Bensonhurst Bean]
An armed robbery at Lark Café left neighbors shaken in a community recently hit by a string of crimes. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Brooklyn rents are on the rise. [DNAinfo]
Brooklyn cops are searching for a man who attacked and mugged a woman and child at knifepoint on Monday afternoon. [Fort Greene Focus]
Hamilton’s dream of a sidewalk café is one step closer to becoming a reality. [KensingtonBK]
Southern Brooklyn’s only major medical center, Coney Island Hospital, is planning a huge new expansion and has just completed an energy efficiency project. [Sheepshead Bites]
Is your block the noisiest in your area? City Council wants to find out. [amNewYork]
A woman is raising money to provide pies for neighbors in need this Thanksgiving. [PSS]
An apple turnover worth going out of your way for. [South Slope News]
A glimmer of hope at the future Windsor Terrace Key Food. [SSN]
How you can help your neighbors in need this Thanksgiving. [DPC]
City unrolls Vision Zero map tracking traffic deaths. [Gothamist]
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