ICYMI: 23-Story Tower On Lockdown, Beverly Rotter Passes Away, Mayor's Zoning Plan Rejected

View of Coney Island from the Ocean Parkway station. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)

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.

Community Board 15 voted overwhelmingly to rejected the mayor’s zoning proposal.
Beverly Rotter, a crusader for HIV/AIDS patients and beloved Sheepshead Bay grandmother, passed away.
Police locked down a 23-story tower for more than three hours while in a standoff with a man said to be suffering from PTSD.
A day later, another man, this time armed with a knife, barricaded himself in his apartment.
There was a heavy turnout of supporters for the Lady Moody House and the Coney Island Pumping Station when the LPC held a hearing on whether to grant the sites landmark status.
The Village Cafe on Coney Island Avenue knows how to make a delicious meal out of sheep testicles, kidneys, liver, and heart.
A man reportedly addicted to heroin assaulted and robbed a 77-year-old woman in her home, according to the NYPD.
A speakers at a panel discussion in Marine Park urged local civic associations to drive big money out of politics.
Police are searching for a group that attacked and robbed a teenager outside the Sheepshead Bay Houses.
Democrat Pamela Harris and Republican Lucretia Regina-Potter duked it out during a debate for the 46th Assembly seat.
Two thieves allegedly threatened to draw guns on a young man during a brazen daylight robbery.
Curious about the many birds migrating through Brooklyn right now? Here’s what you need to know.
Senator Diane Savino is sticking by her consulting firm even though it was fined almost $26,000 for violating campaign finance laws.
Cops are looking for a man who used a stolen identity to purchase a MacBook worth almost $2,000.
Borough President Adams declared a local firefighter a hero for pulling a 2-year-old out of a burning home in Marine Park.