Jon Stewart to Host WWE's 'Summerslam' at Barclays Center; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Pop-Up Pool, beach, at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: MK Metz

 - Jon Stewart, the former host of ‘The Daily Show’ has been announced by the WWE as the guest host for this year’s Summerslam, live from a sold-out Barclays Center. [Sportskeeda]

- A Tennessee tourist who took a selfie of himself on a beam of the Brooklyn Bridge was arrested for the stunt Monday in his home state. [NY Post]

- Man knocks out 52-year-old woman's teeth, threatens to shoot before raping her in Bed-Stuy. [Daily News]

- The captain of the Brooklyn Bombshells roller derby team tells all to the Wall Street Journal.

- Brooklyn’s widely loved Mulvaney family — a family of artists, musicians and performers — lost a mother and daughter in a horrific four-car crash on Saturday afternoon. [Patch]

- Brooklyn cats reveal their deepest secrets in ‘Felines of New York.’ [Observer]

- There's an ancient whistling language called Whistling Turkish, currently still used by about 10,000 people, which can be heard as far as five kilometers away. [9News]


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