ICYMI: Brighton Beach Rapist Caught, Sandy Recovery In Gerritsen And Coney Island, Holiday Parking Ticket Ambush
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.
- The teen accused of raping an 82-year-old woman inside her Brighton Beach home was arrested early Friday morning.
- Disgraced ex-Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year of probation.
- Thanks to federal money for Sandy recovery efforts, Gerritsen Beach Residents will get long overdue road reconstruction meant to reduce flooding— though they’ll have to wait two more years for the project to begin.
- In other storm-related coverage, Coney Island celebrated the return of a community health center that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
- A Sheepshead Bay yoga instructor is donating all the money raised from his summer classes to benefit Nepal’s earthquake victims.
- There’s a sinfully delicious lamb shank in Brooklyn, and it’s on Emmons Avenue!
- Manhattan Beach residents say they feel ambushed by parking tickets issued the day before the 4th of July and want the tickets dismissed.