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 the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites that are worth a read this weekend, which you can check out below.
We’ll be off for the Memorial Day holiday, and we hope you are, too — see you back here on Tuesday!
20+ Restaurants, 50+ Dishes, Just $45? Check out Brooklyn’s largest tasting event, The BITE: Sheepshead. [Sheepshead Bites]
Don’t think ghosts are real? Try telling that to these doormen. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Kensington & Windsor Terrace neighbors are not happy about a $126 million development coming their way. [KensingtonBK]
A gang assault at the Flatbush Avenue McDonalds led to multiple arrests over the course of a week. [Fort Greene Focus]
The owners of Franny’s are opening a new spot for burgers, drinks, and more. [Park Slope Stoop]
Cops are after a man they say punched and robbed an elderly straphanger. [South Slope News]
A glimpse at how Flatbush has changed over the past 140 years. [DPC]
Clinton Hill theater group JACK won an OBIE Award and OBIE Grant. [FGF]
Jaya Yoga celebrates 15 years of community and growth. [SSN]
Propellerhead, a new restaurant & bar, will debut on Coney Island Avenue this summer. [KBK]
Woo-hoo, we got the fireworks again! [NY Times]
The MTA is totally working on getting rid of all those subway delays. [WNYC]
Due to community backlash, a planned drug treatment center backs out of Bay Ridge. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]