ICYMI: Tenants Moving Into Voorhies Tower, Q Train Out Of Commission, More Fast Food In Coney Island
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- The first tenants could be moving into the 28-story tower on Voorhies Avenue by next year.
- Sheepshead Bay is one of the best Brooklyn neighborhoods for parking? Believe it!
- Looks like another fast food chain is moving into Coney Island.
- Starting at the end of January, the Q train is going to be out of commission four weekends in a row.
- Isabella’s Wedding Center. whose owners vanished last month with their customers cash and dresses, has a long history of customer complaints.
- The number of pedestrians struck by cars in the 61st Precinct fell by 30 percent in 2015.
- Cops are hunting for a Coney Island man accused of holding up a gas station.
- Almost 7,000 people lost power after two outages struck southern Brooklyn.
- A fire broke out at an Avenue U restaurant.
- A burglar broke into an unlocked apartment and stole electronic devices.
- A local police sergeant was showered with appreciation for helping to deliver a baby boy on the side of the road.
- Cops are searching for two men suspected of robbing two cab drivers at gunpoint.
- A Cricket Wireless just opened on Avenue U.
- Coney Island is expected to get 20 new police officers to crack down on costumed characters in the amusement district.