ICYMI: Ocean Parkway Makeover, Waterfront Development, Primary Results
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.
- Governor Andrew Cuomo announced work has begun on an $8.5 million makeover of Ocean Parkway.
- Plans have been filed to build a nine-story development on Coney Island’s waterfront.
- Democrat Jaime Williams crushed her Republican opponent to win the 59th Assembly District.
- Were you confused why the ballot was short one Sanders delegate in the 8th Congressional District? Here’s your answer.
- Brighton Beach was among a handful of Brooklyn neighborhoods where Democratic voters favored Bernie Sanders.
- Police discovered a weapons stockpile big enough to arm a militia inside the Nostrand Houses.
- Another restaurant closed inside a cursed Emmons Avenue storefront.
- A woman was shot in the face by a stray bullet in Coney Island.
- Here’s what voters had to say in Bernie Sanders old Midwood neighborhood.
- Following a licensing dispute, City Councilman Chaim Deutsch swapped out “Star Wars” for the “Wizard of Oz” for his drive-in movie night.
- It’s grilling season! Indulge in the delicious meat skewers at Cafe Dushanbe.
- Artist Stephen Powers has a wonderful tribute to Coney Island on display at the Brooklyn Museum.
- Country music legend Willie Nelson is coming to Coney Island this summer.
- Police are searching for a missing Sheepshead Bay man.
- The Shorefront JCC celebrated the expansion of it’s Holocaust Services program.
- Luna Park’s new space-themed thrill ride opens this week.
- The Be Proud Foundation handed out 500 food packages for Passover.
- A John Travolta impersonator brought down the house at the BIG Oscars.