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) NYC's Top Light Rail Specialist Updates a Skeptical Public on the Brooklyn Queens Connector — Adam Giambrone said key details about the system's proposal have yet to be finalized.

2) 7th Graders From 6 Brooklyn Schools Chosen as 'NYC Junior Ambassadors' to the U.N. — Schools in Bed-Stuy, East New York, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Borough Park and Bay Ridge made the cut.

3) Anti-Trump Women's Rights Meetup Reaches Max Cap; Hundreds Spill Into Street — After changing the venue 3 times, event organizers still found the stadium at maximum capacity — with a spillover of hundreds.

4) Here's What's Going on With Crown Heights' Beleaguered Bedford-Union Armory — BFC Partners was picked by the city to redevelop the massive property, but its initial pitch is facing some community resistance.

5) Matthew Van Ohlen's Hit-and-Run Driver Finally Arrested, 4 Months After Deadly Brooklyn Crash: Police — Juan Maldonado, 56, faces up to 15 years in jail, the Brooklyn DA's office said.

Pictured at top: the scene at this month's National Women's Liberation movement meeting. Photo credit: Sarah Kaufman/Patch