ICYMI: Amphitheater Completed, Shark Fishing Competition, New Food At Roll-N-Roaster
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- Anglers hauled more than a dozen toothy trophies into Sheepshead Bay during an annual shark fishing competition.
- Construction crews barely completed work on the new Coney Island Amphitheater in time for the first concert.
- Roll-N-Roaster serves panini, Italian ice and hot dogs at new outdoor window.
- Former Borough President Marty Markowitz toured is dream, the newly constructed Coney Island Amphitheater, during a formal ribbon cutting ceremony.
- Police recovered a pistol and shell casings after gunshots were reported near Gravesend gang graffiti.
- State Senator Marty Golden announced the lineup for his free summer concert series.
- Police are searching for a missing Sheepshead Bay man.
- Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz hailed recently signed legislation to combat the heroin and opioid crisis.
- A teen shouted an anti-Semitic remark before hurling a rock at a passing car in Midwood, police say.
- An audit shows several local daycares failed to test for lead in their water.
- A bill introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein to address “zombie homes” was signed into law.
- A straphanger snapped a photo of a man who allegedly masturbated on the N train.
- A mosque in Brighton Beach hosted police officers for Ramadan.