ICYMI: Jewish Leader Attacked; Midwood Movie Studio At Risk; Kings Plaza Brawl Sparks Investigation
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] sheepsheadbites [dot] com.
- The head of the Kings Bay Y was assaulted by what he called “anti-Semitic hooligans” in front of the Barclays Center.
- Midwood’s historic Vitagraph smokestack and studio complex is at risk of being torn down, say neighbors.
- A man shot and killed by police after allegedly lunging at them with a knife didn’t need to die, said his mother who summoned the officers.
- A Kings Plaza security guard was caught on camera pummeling a teen he said was on the verge of setting off another brawl. An investigation is underway.
- Want to see the view from the penthouse of the 300-foot-tall building slated for Voorhies Avenue? Well, we have it.
- In police news: a 34-year-old Midwood man is missing; cops put out a sketch of a man suspected of four armed muggings; a woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to save her dog, who was hit by a different hit-and-run driver.
- PS 254 was one of two Brooklyn schools that received a National Blue Ribbon Award.
- Repairs to the westbound Belt Parkway are causing nightly lane closures for two weeks.