ICYMI: Zig Zag Resurfaces, Murder-For-Hire Plot, Shore Theater Sold
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.
- Federal authorities arrested a reputed Russian mob boss who was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire extortion plot.
- The landmarked Shore Theater in Coney Island has been sold to a developer who plans to renovate the building and turn in into a music venue.
- V & S Pizzeria is celebrating 30 years in the neighborhood.
- The iconic Zig Zag Records sign now resides in a Williamsburg warehouse.
- Senator Marty Golden has created a petition for residents to voice their opposition to the proposes Bragg Street halfway house.
- City Councilman David Greenfield is asking the DOT to reveal how much revenue the city makes from an Ocean Parkway “speed trap.”
- Cops say a murder in Coney Island could be retribution for an earlier killing of a reputed gang member.
- Learn about the birds who make Sheepshead Bay their home during the winter.
- Police are looking for four teens who are believed to have mugged three women in Brighton Beach.
- The mayor’s expansion of ShotSpotter will bring the program to Coney Island.
- Police arrested a man who struck and killed a bicyclist on Avenue U.
- City Councilman Mark Treyger secures Sandy recover funds to make renovations to two Coney Island playgrounds.
