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Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed
Members of the Bike 4 Friendship men's team jump into the ocean after completing their cross-country journey.
Members of the Bike 4 Friendship men’s team jump into the ocean after completing their cross-country journey. (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:

In fifth gun bust since June, cops from the 62nd Precinct arrest army vet with six illegal firearms. [Bensonhurst Bean]

From one Coney Island Avenue building, the story of four generations of Chinese-Americans. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians trilogy, discusses living in Brooklyn. [Fort Greene Focus]

Cops are after a guy they say groped a woman on a subway platform. [Park Slope Stoop]

How do you guard against bandit raccoons? [South Slope News]

Thousands celebrate at one of the area’s biggest Bangladeshi street fairs. [KensingtonBK]

After 20 years in Ditmas Park, a cobbler leaves in the wake of skyrocketing rents. [DPC]

The hidden cemetery of Prospect Park. [PSS]

The business owner’s guide to Bensonhurst’s summer street festivals. [BB]

The five best spots for fried chicken in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill. [FGF]

A casual spot for crème brûlée on 7th Avenue. [SSN]