5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed This Week

BROOKLYN, NY — Happy Sunday! Here are five Brooklyn stories that made headlines this week:

1) In Sunset Park, Proposed Waterfront Street Car Meets Most Vocal Rejection Yet — "This is another project that feels like it's just being imposed upon our community," said Cesar Zuniga.

2) City Council Rejects Rezoning of Carroll Street Property — The application, applying to 14-18 Carroll St., was viewed as a test case by community leaders.

3) A Semester After Brooklyn's Contentious School Rezoning, No Change: Report — The plan was to migrate kids from a mostly white school in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights to a nearby school that's mostly black and low-income.

4) Brownsville Gang Bust: NYPD Releases Dramatic Footage of 'Hoodstarz Takedown' — The video is like a low-budget version of The Wire.

5) East NY & Cypress Hills Rally Against Real Estate Hawks — "Today homeowners and advocates in Brooklyn put unscrupulous speculators on notice,” said local Council Member Espinal.

Pictured at top: Councilman Rafael Espinal at an East New York rally against predatory speculators. Photo credit: Kings County Politics