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.

Interfaith medical center gets $2M from NYS for primary and urgent care, and might be purchased by Northwell Health. [Fort Greene Focus]

Troubling allegations follow Bay Ridge’s new top cop. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Gun busts are on the rise in Sheepshead Bay as police step up search warrants to address the heroin epidemic. [Sheepshead Bites]

Fake Sunset Park lawyer who offered bogus immigration services gets 2-4 years. [Sunset Park Voice]

Woman slashed this morning on Beverley Road. [Ditmas Park Corner]

Throwback Thursday: Five historical treasures from the Pratt Institute Archives. [FGF]

Surrealist artist Vincent Castiglia talks tattoos, bloodletting & growing up in Bensonhurst. [BB]

Are we in Bernie Territory? FEC filings show strong support in our area. [DPC]

The Sandy recovery is driving up property taxes in coastal communities. [SB]