Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)

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:

What can be done to curb the wave of violence plaguing Ditmas Park? [Ditmas Park Corner]

A cyclist was killed by an out-of-control driver near the Barclays Center on Monday. [Park Slope Stoop]

Two most ruthless Latino gangs mark territory on New Utrecht Avenue. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Fort Greene and Clinton Hill leads the city in cyclist injuries over the past year. [Fort Greene Focus]

The pulled pork poutine at Hunger Pang? It’s epic. [KensingtonBK]

Green-Wood Cemetery releases its plans for Weir Greenhouse but the Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected it. [South Slope News]

The landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum is set to become a Blink Fitness. [PSS]

After 21 years in business, Baku Bakery closes doors for good. [BB]

Do you recognize the man who allegedly attacked a Pratt Institute guard? [FGF]

The Grand Prospect Hall opened Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten in the courtyard next to the hall on Friday. [SSN]

Is City Sub coming back to Park Slope? [PSS]

Brooklyn has a serious gang problem that needs to be dealt with, Borough President Eric Adams said. [DPC]