ICYMI: Puppy Burglars, Loehmann’s Expansion, iPhone Fraudsters

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.

• Expansion of Loehmann’s Seaport Plaza gets seal of approval.

• Do you recognize these three men who opened fraudulent cell phone accounts?

• Oh, the bacteria we ride the subway with.

• That’s not a burglar, that’s eight puppies in sweaters!

• Treyger’s star rises as he replaces Menchaca as co-chair in Brooklyn delegation.

• Police are after four thugs who robbed an elderly man in Gravesend.

• Lots of love for this heart-shaped pizza.

• A transformer blew out, leaving hundreds without power for a few hours.

• Golden aims to crack down on illegally subdivided homes.

• Some ways to ring in Chinese New Year.