5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

BROOKLYN, NY — Here are five Brooklyn stories that made headlines during the past week:

1) Electric Car Racing Event Coming to Red Hook in 2017 — Monaco isn't the only seaside resort that can host high-profile racing events. Why not Red Hook?

2) VIDEO: Senator Witnesses Brooklyn Shooting — Sen. Jesse Hamilton watched in horror as Rysheen Ervin, 28, was shot dead outside a meeting on creating a "safe haven" for Brownsville kids.

3) The Weeksville Playground in Crown Heights and the La Guardia Playground in Williamsburg will each receive a full reconstruction.

4) Where to Build Red Hook's Future Flood Walls? — City officials explored three flood-barrier placement scenarios at a recent meeting on how to protect Red Hook from storms and rising seas.

5) 100s of Bed-Stuy School Kids Without Metro Cards During Spat Between Charter and City — Success Academy and city officials are at it again — and local families are paying for the drama. Literally.

Top image courtesy of the Mayor's Office and the NYCEDC