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:
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]
A fire scorched a medical center on Ocean Avenue. [Sheepshead Bites]
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]
Police from the 61st Precinct smashed open a car window on Avenue U to rescue a child trapped inside. [SB]
The hidden cemetery of Prospect Park. [PSS]
The five best spots for fried chicken in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill. [FGF]