ICYMI: Belt Parkway Is The Worst, Neglectful Puppy Owner Arrested, Luna Park’s New Ride
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.
- An analysis by Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed the Belt Parkway is the worst roadway for potholes in New York City.
- Police arrested an alleged illegal pet dealer after nine malnourished and neglected puppies were rescued from his property.
- It took jurors less than an hour to find a Coney Island man guilty of murdering his close friend.
- On Monday night, a group of teenagers were robbed at gunpoint in Marine Park.
- An electrical fire at a building on Avenue Z sent two people to the hospital and knocked out power on the property for more than 24 hours.
- Luna park debuted its new hang gliding ride WindstarZ this week.
- Two thieves allegedly duct taped a woman to her wheelchair and then robbed her Nostrand Houses apartment.
- Check out these 20 historic photos of people having fun at Coney Island.
- Next year’s fluke quotas are going to make business awful or very awful for Sheepshead Bay fishermen.
- Almost three years after Superstorm Sandy, Coney Island’s largest church will finally get the repairs it deserves.
- A busted underground cable caused several buildings near Nostrand Avenue and Avenue V to lose power.
- Councilman Chaim Deutsch is holding a town hall with the Consumer Affairs Commissioner this week.