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.