ICYMI: Brook-Krasny To Resign, Crime Plummets, French Pastries On Bay Parkway
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, e-mail us at editor [at]bensonhurstbean[dot]com.
- A shark was killed in a truck accident on the way to the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.
- A Bensonhurst man was charged with a hate crime after attacking Orthodox Jews.
- Southwest Brooklyn is experiencing record lows in major crime.
- Parisian cafe Honeybee Patisserie opens on Bay Parkway.
- Alec Brook-Krasny, first Russian-American assemblyman, will resign on June 7.
- Pols renew calls for mayor to make Lunar New Year an official school holiday.
- PTA president at P.S. 216 accused of pocketing funds.
- Tre Fontane opens on Avenue U.