2 Brooklyn Parks, 2 Dead Bodies; Apple Store Opening This Week; and More Brooklyn Briefs

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 -  One woman's body discovered by passerby in Brower Park in Crown Heights; another one discovered in McCarren Park in Williamsburg. [PIX11]

- Apple hyping this week's opening of first-ever Brooklyn retail store. [Apple Insider]

- Brooklyn Heights man is Pokeman Go champ. [BHB]

- Two injured after slamming into truck while riding stolen motorcycle in Brooklyn. [Daily News]

- Woman critically injured after Brooklyn stabbing. [NY Post]

- Highest and Best Use -- an exhibit at the Queens Museum -- wryly examines the ongoing effects of the 2004 rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn. [Atlantic Yards Report]

- Five of the best staycations for New Yorkers looking for a getaway not too far from home. [Brownstoner]

- The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for NYC for Monday, July 25 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM. [NotifyNY]

- Democrats in disarray on eve of convention to nominate Clinton. Did Putin really have something to do with it? [Reuters]

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