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Serene view of the sewage-heavy Coney Island Creek, from Calvert Vaux Park. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last year, Beach Haven Apartments, a private luxury apartment complex was caught dumping 200,000 gallons of raw sewage per day into the Coney Island Creek [/city-official-apologizes-poor-notice-public-re-coney-island-creek-sewage-dumping-bensonhurst/] , infuriating residents who say they weren’
Business
Kitchen 21, 3052 West 21st Street. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This Sunday, a long-awaited mega-restaurant is slated to open in Coney Island’s restored Child’s Building — just in time for the Brooklyn Half Marathon ending on the boardwalk. Kitchen 21 [http://www.kitchen-21.com], adjacent to the new
green
(Photo via annanovv [https://www.instagram.com/p/vULKyEsLH4/?modal=true] / Instagram)This weekend, the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSNY-2016-Leaf-Collection.pdf] is collecting your fallen leaves for composting, which they will use to support street trees and parks. Composting is part of
Bensonhurst
The Shore Theater at the corner of Stillwell and Surf avenues in Coney Island. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The developer who purchased the landmarked Shore Theater in Coney Island earlier this year is considering converting the building into a hotel with a rooftop pool, according to sketches sent to
Education
Photo by Leon LipkovichNew York City’s $82.1 billion budget — agreed to earlier this month by the mayor and city council — contains a lot of goodies for Sheepshead Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. City Councilman Chaim Deutsch explained he secured funding in the budget for local parks, public schools, youth
Holidays
A police cruiser outside the field house in Kaiser Park, where the donations were stolen. (Photo: Will Caruso)Community groups and city agencies came to the rescue after a thieves ransacked the offices of a Coney Island charity and made off with donations for the group’s holiday toy and
century playground
(Photo: Luna Park NYC [https://www.facebook.com/LunaParkNYC/photos/a.402822486061.200199.375624901061/10153703907536062/?type=1&theater] / Facebook)Summer may be winding down, but there are still plenty of activities and events in southern Brooklyn this week. Catch a movie under the stars at Century Playground or show
community board 13
Photo by sarahbelle1 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbelle1/3442747012/] /FlickrAfter eight, long, leaderless months, Community Board [CB] 13 is looking to hire a new district manager. The community board — which handles municipal issues in Coney Island, Seagate, as well as parts of Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and Bensonhurst — will be
childs restaurant
Source: Google MapsWork to convert the historic Childs Restaurant in Coney Island into a 5,099-seat amphitheater [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/12/seaside-park-community-arts-center-coney-island/] and restaurant began last week. Construction workers were seen filling trash bags at the site, located at West 21st Street on the Riegelmann Boardwalk, and one
asser levy park
The garden, before and after bulldozing. Source: NYCCGC.orgThe Coney Island Boardwalk Community Garden received an agreement from the city to stop construction of the amphitheater [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/index.php?s=amphitheater] on the site of their recently destroyed garden. Construction will be postponed until June 10 when
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Source: NYC Preservation CommissionA blow came to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz as Community Board 13 voted against the plan to convert the historic Childs Restaurant at West 21st Street into an amphitheater. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/community-board-knocks-concert-plan-historic-childs-restaurant-article-1.1467563] that board
community board 13
The poster being circulated by Vargas (Source: Facebook)First our own Community Board chairperson was accused of a hate crime against disabled people [/owner-of-reviled-rehab-clinic-says-chairpersons-comments-were-offensive-threatens-hate-crime-complaint/] by a scorned rehab center operator, and now Eddie Mark, who serves as the chairperson for Brighton Beach and Coney Island’s Community Board 13, has
Bay Ridge
Clothing donation bins have been springing up all over Bensonhurst, and their presence has not produced the positive source of charity as intended. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is reporting [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/clothing-donation-bins-don%E2%80%99t-bring-out-charitable-feelings-officials-say-2013-06-04-193000] that the bins have been illegally placed on public property and have
community board 13
The Boardwalk Flyer Ride will surround the proposed plaza space Source: Facebook The Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to install a plaza on the southern end of Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, according to a report [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/coney_foot_plaza_Layq2HddECEUQwPLAFoMNJ] by the New
alternate side of the street parking
Source: NYC DOTAlternate side parking regulations have been reinstated today, Monday, December 17, for Brooklyn Community Board 13, an area that includes Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and parts of Gravesend. The Department of Transportation released the following message: > The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the
249 brighton beach ave
M & I International, the “mecca of Eastern European food [http://www.yelp.com/biz/m-and-i-international-foods-brooklyn#hrid:o-nMNxIokKylxjj2Aom68g] ” at 249 Brighton Beach Avenue, shuttered its doors in September with plans to renovate and enlarge the building, but neighbors are threatening to oppose the construction if the landlord fails to add