ICYMI: Tony Danza Misses Brooklyn, Russian Crime Syndicate Busted In Coney
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@bensonhurstbean.com.
- Tony Danza talks growing up in Brooklyn, his new cabaret show, and mozzarella
- A U.N. report this week found a direct link between climate change and Superstorm Sandy flooding
- An 86th Street standout: Kings Kitchen and Bakery for a jelly fish, eel, and frog dinner
- New Utrecht High School students express fears over increases in sexism and racism following Trump’s election
- Nine members of a notorious Russian crime syndicate operating in Coney Island were arrested this week
- Check out the Parks Department’s new, fun, interactive map feature for trees around the city
- A Gravesend teenager has been missing since October
- Bay Ridge welcomes new Turkish restaurant, Istanbul Bay, to the neighborhood
- City officially apologizes for providing poor notice regarding the sewage being dumped in Coney Island Creek
- Mayor de Blasio has signed a bill expediting the Build It Back process