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Alex Ellefson

May
13
Amid Shakeup, Coney Island Hospital Brings In Two New Executives

Amid Shakeup, Coney Island Hospital Brings In Two New Executives

Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Amidst a shakeup following the death of a 47-year-old grandmother [/medical-examiner-investigating-whether-botched-diagnosis-caused-grandmothers-death-at-coney-island-hospital/
2 min read
May
13
A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally
3 min read
May
13

Following Backlash, DOT Promises Changes To Sheepshead Bay Traffic Plan

DOT is planning to repave part of Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Following a meeting with Councilman
3 min read
May
13
Don’t Panic! Cafe Glechik Only Closed Temporarily For “Top Secret” Renovations

Don’t Panic! Cafe Glechik Only Closed Temporarily For “Top Secret” Renovations

Cafe Glechik’s location at 3159 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For those who noticed the closed
1 min read
May
13
Brook-Krasny Still Cruising Around With NY Assembly Plates

Brook-Krasny Still Cruising Around With NY Assembly Plates

Source: Brook-Krasny’s officeAlmost a year after he gave up his seat in Albany, ex-Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is still cruising
1 min read
May
13
Brook-Krasny Still Cruising Around With NY Assembly Plates

Brook-Krasny Still Cruising Around With NY Assembly Plates

Source: Brook-Krasny’s officeAlmost a year after he gave up his seat in Albany, ex-Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is still cruising
1 min read
May
13
Kitchen Fire Temporarily Closes Restaurant That Replaced Ming’s

Kitchen Fire Temporarily Closes Restaurant That Replaced Ming’s

Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at Dumpling King, located at 2017 Avenue U. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.
1 min read
May
13
Morning Mug: “Love Is Composed Of A Single Soul Inhabiting Two Bodies.” — Aristotle

Morning Mug: “Love Is Composed Of A Single Soul Inhabiting Two Bodies.” — Aristotle

Photo by Michael GoldsteinMorning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that
1 min read
May
12
Catsimatidis Scoops Up New Property After City Ignores Coney Island’s West End

Catsimatidis Scoops Up New Property After City Ignores Coney Island’s West End

City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S.
2 min read
May
12
NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally
3 min read