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:
An ex-Brooklynite seeks answers to what’s behind New York’s perfect bagels and pizza. [Narratively]
Luke’s Lobster is now open on 5th Avenue. [Park Slope Stoop]
Prospect Park’s Long Meadow Ballfields are closed this winter for revitalization. [South Slope News]
South Slope has a new holistic fitness studio. [SSN]
A Community Board 9 meeting on upzoning in Prospect Lefferts Gardens went bonkers. [Q at Parkside]
The state unveiled plans to make Ocean Parkway safer. [KensingtonBK]
Interfaith Hospital in Bed-Stuy has the longest ER wait in the state. [NY Daily News]
Yeah that’s Robert De Niro, just chilling in Park Slope. [PSS]
Beware this Rock, Paper, Scissors hustler! [Gothamist]
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