5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

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

1) Here's What You Missed at Spike Lee's Michael Jackson-Themed Bed-Stuy Block Party — The "BK Loves MJ" dance party celebrated the King of Pop's 58th birthday on the same block where Spike Lee once filmed Do The Right Thing.

2) In Photos: The Best-Dressed Festies at Brooklyn's Afropunk 2016 — The annual Afropunk Festival turned Fort Greene's Commodore Barry Park into a street-style paradise last weekend.

3) New Crown Heights Cafe to Blend American Brunch and Caribbean Fare — Shallow's Cafe, a new restaurant on Rogers Avenue in Crown Heights, is now serving breakfast, lunch and dinner — including take-out waffles.

4) Ivy-League Murder of Anthony Nazaire Under Intense Investigation, Lawyer Says — The 19-year-old Ithaca College student — raised in the Ditmas Park/Flatbush area — was killed in a brawl at Cornell University on Sunday.

5) The Patch Interview: Flatbush Anti-Gentrification Activist Imani Henry —Flatbush activist Imani Henry talks to Patch about the intersection of policing, housing policy and gentrification.

Pictured at top: a memorial to Anthony Nazaire outside his Flatbush apartment. Photo by John V. Santore