ICYMI: Mona Lisa Cafe For Rent, 40-Story Skyscraper Coming To Coney Island, Another Verrazano Suicide
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.
- P.S. 229 families protested the reassignment of their long-time security guard.
- The cop who nabbed Bensonhurst’s “biggest burglars” was honored at the 62nd Precinct.
- A woman jumped from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, marking the 11th suicide from the bridge in three years.
- A 40-story skyscraper has been planned for the Trump Village Shopping Center, and residents want some answers.
- Looking to get into the restaurant business? Mona Lisa Cafe is now for rent.
- Tienda Guatemalteca serves up hearty, no-frills comfort food on a snowy, slushy day.
- Politicians, including Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer, slammed the city’s concrete boardwalk at a rally.
Editor’s note [March 11, 2015, 11am]: An item has been removed from this roundup, because it is no longer relevant.