ICYMI: Vote On Vision Zero Plan, Elderly Woman Assaulted By Cop, HBO Filming In Sheepshead Bay
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.
- How do you feel about DOT’s Vision Zero project on Sheepshead Bay Road? Cast your vote here.
- DOT completed work adding new lighting, adding parking, and installing a taxi stand on Sheepshead Bay Road.
- A neighbor’s photo lead to the arrest of the menace who has been scrawling hateful graffiti in Sheepshead Bay.
- An Edward R. Murrow High School student was selected to present her artwork to Lena Dunham at a benefit gala.
- An off-duty cop was arrested for assaulting an elderly woman.
- The State Attorning General is attempting to block the sale of a Coney Island nursing home to a scandalized operator.
- Pick up some fresh eggs and spinach from the market for this delicious recipe.
- The HBO series Girls filmed in Sheepshead Bay last week.
- A rookie cop was praised for arresting a “bad dude” who tried to burglarize a construction site in Gravesend.
- A controversial storage facility opened on Knapp Street.
- Here are some local restaurants to check out during Russian Heritage Month.
- A construction boss was charged with manslaughter after a worker fell to his death at a construction site in Coney Island.
- Following a shootout at an intersection in Coney Island, elected officials called for expanded youth services in the area.
- The DOT will not drop its traffic plan on Sheepshead Bay Road, despite pressure from community leaders.
- Here’s the lineup for Coney Island’s Flicks on the Beach.
- Two annual street festivals were driven inside by rain.