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 sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend:
Brooklyn politicians want the MTA to be more up front about bed bugs on trains. [Sheepshead Bites]
A Flatbush resident and Brooklyn Tech teacher was arrested this week after allegedly sending his student a photo of his genitals. [Fort Greene Focus]
The city’s most obscure islands! [Curbed]
After collapsed ceilings, mold, and rats, these tenants are standing up to their landlord. [Ditmas Park Corner]
Civilian Complaint Review Board recommends discipline of hundreds of officers; NYPD does nothing. [WNYC]
Construction at the Atlantic Yards complex shuts down. [New York Times]
For $90 million, you can buy a Kensington development with a pet-grooming spa. [KensingtonBK]
A jogger was attacked by teenagers in Prospect Park. [DPC]
Talking to the team behind the SpinGreen clothing donation program. [SB]
An all-Nutella restaurant is opening next month! [Park Slope Stoop]
This year marks New York City’s 350th birthday. Who cares, right? [NYT]
Cops are looking for an alleged groper on 4th Avenue. [South Slope News]
In Coney Island, forging neighborly ties with soapbox cars. [WFUV]
Two Myrtle Avenue hubs get more pedestrian-friendly. [FGF]
Which Brooklyn neighborhoods will gentrify next? [Capital]
Meet Oona, the 5-year-old behind the missing monkey posters. [DPC]
Hanging around Fort Greene or Clinton Hill? Here’s where to get amazing ice cream. [FGF]
Calling out the MTA on lengthy repairs at the 4th Ave-9th St subway station. [PSS]
Another condo development is on the way on 4th Ave. [SSN]
There’s more to Brooklyn than hipsters and coffee. [The Guardian]
Greenpoint’s Permanent Records is making a move south. [SSN]
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