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.
A turn-of-the-century house in Ditmas Park was destroyed in a two-alarm fire Wednesday.[Ditmas Park Corner]
Pratt Institute and Cuba’s main art school signed a historic education partnership agreement. [Fort Greene Focus]
Brooklyn DA recommends no jail time for rookie cop from Bensonhurst who killed Akai Gurley. [Bensonhurst Bean]
Sunset Park senior in critical condition after being struck by ambulance. [Sunset Park Voice]
An eight story condo building will replace three property’s near Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront. [Sheepshead Bites]
Did NYPD officers cover up for a fellow cop who ran over a Pratt employee? [FGF]
Mallet attack victim speaks out. [FGF]
Volunteer firefighters charged into a raging brush fire in Marine Beach. [SB]
Jmart owners open to carrying both Asian and non-Asian products at new Bensonhurst supermarket. [BB]