5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

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

1) Brooklyn's Hottest Bar-B-Que Joint Has a Fried-Chicken Sister Restaurant on the Way — Billy Durney, the legend behind Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, plans to open Hometown Pan Fried Chicken just six blocks away this spring.

2) This Guy Just Dissed Everyone Who Wants to Save Brooklyn Heights Historic Buildings — At a Landmarks Preservation Hearing, he reportedly said that half the preservationists were going to "be dead in 50 years" anyway.

3) Top Staffer for Red Hook Councilman Knocks Light Rail Planning Process — The comments came as the city agencies assessing the project's viability said they "are in full support" of it.

4) This Guy Will Spend Up to 15 Years in Jail for Faking Ownership of Bed-Stuy Brownstone — Joseph McCray, 54, forged a judge's signature on a court order saying he owned the valuable house, the Brooklyn DA says.

5) Brownsville's Green Valley Community Garden in Danger of Being Destroyed — Gardeners say the city wants them out by the end of December, clearing the way for new affordable housing developments in the neighborhood.

Pictured at top: 185 Montague St. Image via Google Maps.