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Jul
11

Landmarks Preservation Commission Puts Coney Island Amphitheater Project In The Green

Worst Photoshop Job Ever? (Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s dream of putting a multi-purpose
2 min read
Jul
11

Landmarks Preservation Commission Puts Coney Island Amphitheater Project In The Green

Worst Photoshop Job Ever? (Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission) Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s dream of putting a multi-purpose
2 min read
Jul
10

Kagan Wants The Lights To Return To The Brighton Beach Boardwalk

Source: Diego3336 via flickrThe boardwalk running along Brighton Beach has been a bit dark since Superstorm Sandy, and City Council
1 min read
Jul
10

Assemblyman Abbate Reviews Just-Finished Legislative Session, Boasts Of Avoiding Tax Hike

Assemblyman Peter Abbate (from assembly.state.ny.us)It is sort of incredible that with all the bills and spending
1 min read
Jul
10

Case Against Orthodox Community’s Sex Abuse Whistleblower Collapses As Witness’ Credibility Implodes

Baruch Lebovits (Source: failedmessiah.typepad.com)The saga of Sam Kellner, who once helped authorities convict prominent Hasidic Cantor Baruch
3 min read
Jul
10

New Book On Topsy, Coney Island’s Electrocuted Elephant

Topsy, one of the most famous elephants in history, is the subject of a fascinating new book by Michael Daly.
1 min read
Jul
10

Boating Enthusiasts Want More Done To Clear Brooklyn’s Waterways

It has been almost eight months since Superstorm Sandy devastated the area and while political leaders, activists and volunteers are
1 min read
Jul
09

Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes Opens New Office In Dyker Heights

Source: Wikimedia CommonsResidents of Southern Brooklyn looking to bring questions and concerns to the attention of the Brooklyn District Attorney
1 min read
Jul
09

Brighton Man Arrested For Savagely Attacking His Barber

The barber shop at East 14th Street and Neptune Avenue (Source: Google Maps)A Brighton Beach man turned on his
1 min read
Jul
09

Coney Island’s Astrotower Nothing More Than A 5-Foot Stump

Former view from the Astrotower (Source: Barry Yanowitz via flickr)The “Big Bagel in the Sky” has been reduced to
1 min read