ICYMI: Traffic Plan Changes, Tickets For Legally Parked Cars, Supporting ISIS

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.

• Following a backlash from the community, the Department of Transportation has agreed to consider making changes to the Sheepshead Bay Road traffic plan.
• After the city ignored residents’ pleas to purchased a shuttered community space in Coney Island, grocery tycoon John Catsimatidis scooped up the property.
• Businesses on Sheepshead Bay Road say sales have been almost cut in half after the city instituted the new traffic plan.
• A sixth man has been charged with aiding a Brooklyn-based terrorism group.
• The NYPD made millions for the city by ticketing legally parked cars.
• Authorities determined the cause of death for the body found wrapped in a plastic bag on the shore near Kingsborough Community College.
• Police say they can’t crack down on drug activity at a local park because of the striking Verizon workers.
• Cafe Glechik’s flagship location is closed temporarily for “top secret” renovations.
• Police say the driver who fatally struck a bicyclist and crashed into two other cars tested positive for cocaine.
• Drop in for some savory Indian food on Coney Island Avenue.
• The kitchen caught fire at the Chinese restaurant that replaced Ming’s Place.
• Former Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is still cruising around with his official license plates.
• Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz’s bill to save Sheepshead Bay’s swans passed the State Assembly.
• Amidst a shakeup following the death of a 47-year-old grandmother, Coney Island Hospital has brought in two new executives.
• Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz thanked party boat owners for addressing concerns about late night revelers along the waterfront.
• A hockey mask-wearing bandit tried to rob an auto parts store.