5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

BROOKLYN, NY — Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah! Here are five Brooklyn stories that made headlines last week:

1) WATCH: Police Convert Truck Into 'Sleigh,' Give Presents to 1000s of BK Children — The NYPD North Brooklyn borough made 10 stops Friday night to give kids gifts for the holidays.

2) Jared Kushner Buys Massive DUMBO Lot For $345 Million — 85 Jay St. is Donald Trump's advisor's latest purchase in the neighborhood from the Jehovah's Witnesses.

3) After Horrific Brownsville Fire Kills Baby, Residents Call for Burn Unit in Brooklyn — "The proximity of a burn unit translates into health care access that can mean the difference between life and death," said Eric Adams.

4) Morbid Anatomy Museum Co-Founder Says the Venture Achieved Its Aims — It was a place where visitors could discuss "the greatest human mystery," Joanna Ebenstein said.

5) 'Red Hoek Point' Development Is On Its Way to Fewer Parking Spaces — On Thursday, the board's land use committee backed Thor Equity's request to reduce the site's required spaces by about half.

Lead photo courtesy of NYPD