Bastille Day in Brooklyn; A Huge Shark Off Sheepshead Bay; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Bastille Day on Smith Street. Photo: MK Metz

 - Bastille Day 2016: Brooklyn’s Smith Street preps for its annual French invasion. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Check out the huge shark caught this weekend off Sheepshead Bay. [Sheepshead Bites]

- A crew of NYPD nincompoops who pulled a locker-room prank on an ambitious rookie in Brooklyn may be facing departmental charges. [Daily News]

- Brooklyn artists’ installation to melt away during conventions. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- 1970s Brooklyn, when horses roamed Gowanus and kids played stickball (photos). [Brownstoner]

- At least six children have been crushed to death by toppling Ikea chests, prompting the voluntary recall of about 29 million chests and dressers. [ABC]


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