1986, and the location on Washington Avenue on South Beach closed around 1991. Quotes Former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said on his official web-site "You know you're from Brooklyn if......You Went to Big Daddy's on Coney Island Avenue as a change from Nathan's". Ownership One of the original partners, Murray L. Handwerker died on October 21, 1971, at the age of 47 leaving behind his wife and three children. In an article by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) News dated January 7, 1970, Napp and Handwerker filed a registration with the SEC seeking to take the company public, although nothing ever materialized. Robert "Big Daddy" Napp unsuccessfully ran for the Miami Beach City Council in a popular election in 1977 where he lost by only 244 votes. Napp later said there were 710 overvotes unread by the machine, but no court would listen to him. In an article dated April 8, 1990 in the Miami Herald, Napp was looking to make a comeback with the Big Daddy's name by opening a location on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach. Napp died in November 1990. References External links Big Daddy's Tribute Site Coney Island Defunct restaurants in New York City Hot dog restaurants in the United States Defunct restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 1964 1964 establishments in New York City