ICYMI: P.S. 193 Principal Replaced, Best Tacos In Brighton, Seagull Pollution
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- Following an outcry over the arrest of a father at P.S. 193, the school’s principal has been replaced.
- This hole-in-the-wall bodega has some of the best tacos in New York City.
- Seagull crap is spoiling the waters of Kingsborough Community College.
- Coney Island Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new critical care room.
- A member of Coney Island’s “Mermaid Boys” gang was charged with racketeering, murder and narcotics trafficking.
- An NYPD traffic agent was assaulted while writing summons on Avenue U, police say.
- Cops offer tips for how neighbors can protect themselves from the Build it Back scam.
- The Warbasse Houses were awarded a $2.4 million Sandy recovery grant.
- Police are searching for a man who damaged an ATM in Coney Island.
- Hero cops reunited a lost girl with her mom in Coney Island on the Fourth of July.
- The NYU Dental Van is partnering with Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the Shorefront Y on a pilot program to make dental care more accessible for seniors.
- Joey Chestnut ate a record-setting 70 hot dogs to win the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest.
