ICYMI: Subway Suicide Attempt, B Line Woes, Grimm’s New Inmate Number
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily newsletter. If you have any news tips, story ideas, questions or anything else, email us at editor@sheepsheadbites.com.
- A man was struck by a train at the Sheepshead Bay subway station after he threw himself onto the tracks, police say.
- A new report rated the B line as the worst in the New York City subway system.
- An elderly Jewish man was attacked and robbed while walking to his synagogue.
- Mill Basin’s award-nominated burger truck is wheeling out of the neighborhood.
- Police are searching for a Sheepshead Bay woman who has been missing for more than three weeks.
- After coming under pressure from lawmakers, HUD backed off its effort to recoup money from Sandy victims.
- Borough President Eric Adams promised new safety measures at an intersection where a 52-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car.
- Coney Island’s B&B Carousell has been recommended for the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
- Disgraced Congressman Michael Grimm, now known as inmate 83479-053, began his eight-month prison sentence this week.
- Azerbaijan House’s food glows with homespun artistry that will please your eyes as much as your tastebuds.
- Emergency workers rescued a woman who jumped into Sheepshead Bay.
- Police arrested a suspect for gunning down a man parked in a car in Gravesend.
- New York politicians are sparring over Planned Parenthood funding and a possible government shutdown.
- Cops are searching for a group of thieves suspected in holding up several electronics stores.
