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A collection of 17 issues

Coney Island Hospital Treated To Record-Breaking Meal Donation For Staff

Healthcare workers at Coney Island Hospital were treated today to 500 meals from Nick’s Lobster House. The record-breaking donation, the largest the hospital has received during the virus, was made by local attorney and community advocate Priscilla Consolo. Consolo was treated by the staff in the emergency department in

I Am Not Your Guy

State Sen. Simcha Felder made his first visit to the Bay Democrats monthly meeting last night to remind neighboring constituents he is not beholden to the Democratic Party. “So I say, point blank for those of you that are loyal Democrats that believe that a Democrat is the only person

Hundreds In Coney Island Attend The #MarchForOurLives

Photo: Liena ZagareCONEY ISLAND – “Hey, hey. Ho, Ho. Gun violence gotta go.” The Coney Island boardwalk reverberated with the sound of loud, powerful chants against gun violence during the March For Our Lives, last Saturday, March 24. The neighborhood march was just one of 800 marches across the nation, [http:

Shorefront Y’s Annual Walk For Autism Raises Funds And Awareness For Children With Special Needs

At least 200 people turned out for the Shorefront Y’s Sixth Annual Walk for Autism. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)At least 200 people turned out Sunday morning on the Coney Island Boardwalk for the Shorefront Y’s Sixth Annual Walk for Autism. Participants gathered outside the New York

Hundreds Gather At Holocaust Memorial To Rally Against Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Leonid Rozenberg, president of the American Association of Invalids and Veterans of World War II, speaking a Sunday’s Rally. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Responding to reports of a string of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City, hundreds gathered for a rally at Holocaust Memorial Park Sunday to call

Sign The Petition To Make Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk A Scenic Landmark

By Lon LuchnickEarlier this month, we reported that Council members Mark Treyger and Chaim Deutsch moved to make the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark [/councilman-treyger-moves-make-coney-island-boardwalk-city-landmark/] – a last ditch effort to save it from a city project to replace the boardwalk’s wooden planks with cement, that began in November

Trump Village Board Headed By Former Council Candidate Suing Resident For Libel

ObermanThe Trump Village co-op board headed by former City Council candidate Igor Oberman filed a libel suit against a tenant who established a blog to vent criticism of the board’s actions. Oberman filed the suit against resident Yuliya Bezvoleva on behalf of the Trump Village Section 4 board last

Ben Akselrod Plans Second Challenge To Assemblyman Cymbrowitz

Steven Cymbrowitz (l.) and Ben Akselrod (r.)Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod appears to be launching his second attempt to unseat incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, recently filing papers with the state to form a campaign committee. Akselrod mounted his first challenge to Cymbrowitz in 2012, rising from relative obscurity to a

GOP Source: Davidzon Campaign A Test Of Media Mogul’s Worth In Future Elections

Many say Davidzon (right) is only running to cause Storobin (left) to lose, but it might mean losing out on business for the media mogul.A high-ranking source in the Brooklyn Republican Party is elated that Russian media mogul Gregory Davidzon is throwing his hat into the ring [/russian-kingmaker-gregory-davidzon-launches-write-in-campaign-for-city-council/] with

Kagan Accused Of Being KGB Member… Again

Council candidate Ari KaganSupporters of City Council candidate Ari Kagan are alleging that anonymous automated phone calls are being sent out to Russian-speaking people that claim Kagan was a former KGB operative. According to reports [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/33/bn_kgbkagan_2013_08_16_bk.html], the