5 Brooklyn Stories You May Have Missed This Week

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

1) Is This Sunset Park Landlord Neglecting Her Building to Push Out Hispanic Tenants? — A group of traumatized Sunset Parkers called for justice outside their hazard of an apartment building Friday afternoon.

2) Jacob Riis Beach Wants to Raise Parking Fees — Not cool with paying $15 to $30 for a day pass at The People's Beach? You've got a little over a month to speak your piece to officials.

3) Trapeze School Opens in North Brooklyn — "Then you swing and it's amazing. You're flying."

4) NYPD Buys $7.5M in Additional Police Protection Gear — On top of nearly $2 billion in safety gear purchased in the past 2 1/2 years.

5) Brooklyn Leaders Promise a Safe J'Ouvert Celebration This Year — Last year's event was marred by the tragic shooting death of former Andrew Cuomo aide Carey Gabay.

Lead photo by Padraic