ICYMI: Racist Firefighter To Take Diversity Class, Man Found Dead Beneath Boardwalk, Scary Halloween Decorations
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- A man was found dead beneath the boardwalk in Coney Island.
- Cops are hunting a purse snatcher who robbed an elderly woman in Brighton Beach.
- Coffee Spot Cafe put up a pretty terrifying Halloween decoration.
- A firefighter from Gerritsen Beach was ordered to take a diversity class after a racist assault.
- Construction at Sheepshead Bay Road’s former Global Wholesale Market suggests the market may reopen.
- Sagdiana on East 14th Street changed owners and names, and is now Azerbaijan House.
- Two suspects knocked on a man’s apartment door and snatched his iPhone when he answered.
- A new kickboxing gym is opening on East 17th Street.