Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed
The Flatbush Frolic is this Sunday – which means music, rides, and food, food, food. [Ditmas Park Corner]
The remains of Brooklyn man killed in WWII were found, returned and buried at Arlington, 70 years after his death. [Sheepshead Bites]
A new spot is serving up the most unusual tea we’ve ever had. [Park Slope Stoop]
Clinton Hill is getting its own CrossFit gym. [Fort Greene Focus]
Remembering a wedding dress shop whose old sign was recently uncovered. [South Slope News]
Calaveras, a new Mexican restaurant, is already getting glowing reviews from neighbors. [KensingtonBK]
The Park Slope outpost of Luke’s Lobster is opening soon! [PSS]
Should taxpayers still be footing the bill for the Mayor’s Slope home? [SSN]
Red Hook coffee roasters Brewklyn Grind opened their first café. [FGF]
A neighbor launched a petition to allow biking and walking through the Parade Grounds after sunset. [DPC]
For iconic Brooklyn buildings, is change welcome? [FGF]
Opinion: How The Mainstream Media Marred The West Indian American Day Carnival Parade [NY Daily News]
NYC’s libraries are in shambles. [Capital New York]
A look behind the making of Robert Caro’s momentous Robert Moses biography, “The Power Broker.” [The Daily Beast]
Video: Take a font tour of Brooklyn and Queens. [Gothamist]
The fate of LICH remains uncertain. [CNY]
In governor race, Cuomo won big in districts where turnout was small. [CNY]
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