ICYMI: Fatal Crash Prompts Calls For Turn Signal, Sheepshead Bay’s Worst Slum, $3.4 Million Fraud
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 fatal crash at Emmons and Nostrand avenues prompted calls for a new left-turn signal at the intersection.
- A tenant at Sheepshead Bay’s worst slum claims the building’s management company told her to move out if she didn’t like the conditions.
- A Sheepshead Bay woman was indicted for conspiracy related to a $3.4 million fraud at a Park Slope Optical store.
- Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’ district office was tagged with anti-Russian graffiti.
- An 85-year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing Kings Highway.
- Edward R. Murrow High School displayed the AIDS Quilt on World AIDS Day.
- Coney Island Cathedral celebrated its rededication ceremony three years after Superstorm Sandy.
- Bandits stole cash, cigarettes, and cash during a holdup at the Nostrand Avenue 7-Eleven.
- For the second time, Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill to protect Sheepshead Bay’s swans.
- Warm up your belly with Varenichnaya’s comforting grub.
- Thieves snatched a purse from a 73-year-old woman’s walker while she waited for an Access-A-Ride.
- Days after the horrific shooting in California, local community leaders showed their appreciation for police heroism.
- Two debit card fraudsters targeted bank ATMs in southeast Brooklyn.
- Manhattan Beach Community Group celebrated 75 years serving the neighborhood.
- Coney Island Brewery’s new beer supports the Polar Bear Club’s annual plunge.
- Good Shepherd Church kicked off the holiday season with its annual tree lighting ceremony.
- A thief slipped through a roof vent to pilfer goodies from a Gravesend restaurant.
