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# Weekend Reading: Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed
- URL: https://bklyner.com/weekend-reading-brooklyn-stories-you-may-have-missed-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2016-01-16T14:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-16T17:40:30.000Z
- Author: Chris Butera
- Tags: Central Brooklyn, Ditmas Park, News, Nonsponsored, BK news, bkroundup, news roundup, roundup, weekend reading, #wp

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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.

[First tenants could be moving into Voorhies Avenue tower by next year.](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/first-tenants-could-be-moving-into-voorhies-avenue-tower-by-next-year/?ref=bklyner.com) \[Sheepshead Bites\]

[Believe it! Sheepshead Bay is one of the best Brooklyn neighborhoods for parking.](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/believe-it-sheepshead-bay-is-one-of-the-best-brooklyn-neighborhoods-for-parking/?ref=bklyner.com) \[SB\]

[No suspended license for Marlon Sewell, the driver in a fatal Fulton Street crash.](http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/01/11/no-suspended-license-for-marlon-sewell-driver-in-fatal-fulton-street-crash/?ref=bklyner.com) \[Fort Greene Focus\]

[First Bite: Guinness stew and soda bread at Hartley’s in Clinton Hill.](http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/01/13/first-bite-hartleys-irish-pub/?ref=bklyner.com) \[FGF\]

[Sweet ‘N Low’s Flushing Avenue factory to fire over 300 workers in shift of operations.](http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2016/01/11/sweet-n-lows-flushing-avenue-factory-to-fire-around-300-workers-in-shift-of-operations/?ref=bklyner.com) \[FGF\]

[Colton, Tong call for more temporary platforms during N line repair.](http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/01/colton-calls-for-more-temp-platforms-during-n-line-repair/?ref=bklyner.com#.VpksqxUrLIU) \[Bensonhurst Bean\]

[Kidnapped carjacking victim opens up about ordeal.](http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/01/carjacking-victim-opens-up-to-new-york-times/?ref=bklyner.com#.VpksrBUrLIU) \[BB\]

[Formerly homeless, artist Jo Ann O’Rear starts over with local exhibit.](http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/former-homeless-artist-jo-ann-orear-starts-over-with-local-exhibit/?ref=bklyner.com) \[Park Slope Stoop\]

[DOE says bus driver suspended and school bus crash victims released from hospital.](http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/crime/doe-says-bus-driver-suspended-and-school-bus-crash-victims-released-from-hospital/?ref=bklyner.com) \[PSS\]