John Boyega Visits Brooklyn Theaters During Star Wars Weekend; Brooklyn Heights' Bernie Supporters; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The force was strong in Brooklyn tonight as @JohnBoyega surprised fans at a screening of Star Wars #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/1jf7Ziulkb

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 19, 2015

John Boyega visited Brooklyn movie theaters during Star Wars showings this past weekend. (See below for one fan's shocked reaction!)

- A Brooklyn man was convicted of a hate crime for smashing a 29-year-old transgendered woman in the head with a piece of plexiglass, causing severe and probably permanent  injuries. [Brooklyn DA]

- A Daily Beast reporter spends a night out in Brooklyn Heights with Bernie Sanders supporters. (OMG...) [Daily Beast]

- BP Eric Adams announced more than $1.8 million in funding for projects along the Brooklyn Greenway, including a new Columbia Waterfront Park. [DNA info]

- A Brooklyn school is told that banning Santa Clause, Thanksgiving a bad idea. [PJ Media]

- The young Brooklyn Heights art curator killed by an SUV while Christmas shopping in Fort Greene will be honored on Tuesday with an outdoor art installation at Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue. [Patch]

- Are Brooklyn's famed Mast Brothers the the Milli Vanilli of chocolate? [Dallas Food]

- The hottest new restaurants in Brooklyn right now. [Eater]

- Why you may feel sick after getting the flu shot. [Sacramento Bee]

Two unsuspecting SW fans watching the trailer before the movie. Had to interrupt. pic.twitter.com/9k7GFAyBMq

— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) December 20, 2015

And one fan's reaction . . .


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