5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

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

1) Brooklyn Housing Market Named Least Affordable in America — The average Brooklyn resident would need to spend 124% of their income to afford a median-priced home within the borough, a new report says.

2) 50 Years Later, Greenpoint Middle School Finally Cleaned of Toxic Soil — The soil surrounding Greenpoint's John Ericsson Middle School 126 is finally free of PCBs, city officials say.

3) Craving a Late Night Snack of Rotisserie Pig? Cooks & Captains Will Have You Covered — New details were revealed Monday about the restaurant that will take over for the Grand Central Oyster Bar in Park Slope.

4) Kensington's P.S. 388 Will Open in 2017 — But Who Will Go There? — The combined elementary and middle school on Coney Island Avenue will serve more than 750 students.

5) Bed-Stuy Charter School for 'Fierce Females' Selected as National Blue Ribbon Winner — Excellence Girls Charter School in Bed-Stuy was one of just 2 schools in Brooklyn to win the prestigious U.S. Department of Education award.

Pictured at top: M.S. 126. Image via Google Maps