ICYMI: F Express Train, “Lightning Bolt” Development, Counterterrorism Drill
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.
- A developer plans to construct a mix-use “lightning bolt” shaped building on Sheepshead Bay Road.
- An autopsy reveals Coney Island Hospital misdiagnosed a grandmother who died in the staff’s care.
- A Manhattan Beach couple has been indicted for a Medicaid fraud scheme that preyed on the drug addicted and mentally ill.
- The MTA has announced plans to bring back the F express train – and it’s already tearing Brooklyn apart.
- The NYPD and FDNY carried out a massive counterterrorism training operation in Manhattan Beach.
- Yooberry is planning to completely overhaul its look, and is even considering a name change.
- A Coney Island man was sentenced to 22 years to life for shooting a teen and his dog.
- Kings Highway is one of the oldest major roadways in the United States.
- Bayfest thrilled revelers on Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront, despite gusting winds and the threat of rain.
- Cops are looking for a man who allegedly rubbed his genitals on a female straphanger.
- Kate Cucco will challenge Assemblywoman Pamela Harris in the upcoming Democratic Primary.
- Con Edison discovered extensive damage to the underground power lines that feed the lamps on the Ocean Avenue Footbridge.
- Kingsborough Community College President Farley Herzek defended his campus against accusations of anti-semitism.
- An off-duty detective came to the aid of an elderly woman who had her purse snatched in Gravesend.
- Two masked bandits held up a Dunkin’ Donuts on Knapp Street.