Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed

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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.

Huge sharks were caught off Sheepshead Bay this weekend during an annual fishing competition. [Sheepshead Bites]

Here’s why Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are the best places to take a date. [Fort Greene Focus]

Drunk off-duty cop slams parked cars near Brooklyn College. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Police say two ‘Persons of Interest’ identified in attempted rape on 16th Street. [Park Slope Stoop]

Sunset Park daycares failed to test water for lead, audit shows. [Sunset Park Voice]

Construction crews barely finished working on the Coney Island Amphitheater in time to hold the first concert. [SB]

Beloved dry cleaners priced out of Foster Avenue store after 12 years. [DPC]

Freddy’s owner Donald O’Finn on Brooklyn’s bar and art scene. [PSS]

Cafe Paulette makes you feel right at home. [FGF]