ICYMI: Sandy Recovery Driving Up Taxes, Gun Busts On The Rise, Ariana Grande In Coney Island
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.
- Gun busts are on the rise as cops escalate raids to combat the heroin epidemic.
- Ariana Grande and the SNL cast were filming in Coney Island.
- Senator Chuck Schumer says the extradition of a Brighton Beach murder suspect must be a top priority.
- Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz got called out for using campaign funds on foreign travel — again.
- Three top officials at Coney Island Hospital have left their posts amid accusations a botched diagnosis caused the death of a patient.
- Sheepshead Bay has the largest share of Ted Cruz supporters of any New York neighborhood.
- A half-naked man was arrested for slashing a robbing a woman who reportedly invited him to her apartment for a one-nigh stand.
- The Superstorm Sandy recovery is driving up property taxes in coastal communities.
- Police are after a man who exposed his genitals to a woman on the B train.
- A new Chinese restaurant has replaced Ming’s Place on Avenue U.
- The B&B Carousell has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
- A grenade was found in a Gerritsen Beach apartment building.
- Gerritsen Beach cancer survivor Dan Foster honored at Borough Hall.