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Coney Island Avenue

A collection of 65 issues

Eleven-7 Food Mart To Fight 7-Eleven’s Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

560 Coney Island Avenue at the corner of Beverley Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The national chain 7-Eleven is hauling two Brooklyn convenience stores to court for trademark infringement, reports the NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/7-eleven-sues-knock-off-stores-brooklyn-called-z-11-11-7-article-1.2726776] , claiming their signs are too-close-for-comfort to the

Traveling Down Coney Island Avenue To The Beach…In 1868

Travelers on their way to Coney Island in the mid-19th century could stop at road houses like this for meals, drinks and care of their horses. Mort Tunison’s Road House, seen here in the early 1860s, was located along the Coney Island Plank Road (now Coney Island Avenue), near

Tuesday: Chand Raat Bazaar Coming To Coney Island Avenue

Coney Island Avenue Chandraat celebration, 2013 (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)On Tuesday, July 5, the annual Chand Raat bazaar is coming to Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue H and Glenwood Road. Chaand Raat, which means “night of the moon,” is an outdoor celebration where friends and families shop for

Bite Of The Day: Butter Chicken And Lamb Curry At Mashallah

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Mashallah is an Arabic phrase used to express gratitude, joy, and praise, or thankfulness for an event or person — a perfect name for my favorite 24-hour Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi buffet-style restaurant on Coney Island Avenue. On the outside, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by

Bite Of The Day: Irresistible Homemade Treats At Propellerhead

During their soft opening over Memorial Day Weekend, Propellerhead [/blog/food/restaurant/propellerhead-searching-restaurant-bar-staff/], a new restaurant and bar on Coney Island Avenue, elevated the American comfort food repertoire. One diner even told co-manager Ian Strickland, mid-bite, that the pulled pork sandwich was the best he’d ever had ($15, comes

Car Crashes Through Bank Window On Kings Highway

A car crashed into a Chase Bank on Kings Highway. (Photo: Mike Wright / Facebook) [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208265989424627&set=pcb.10154240302009038&type=3&theater] A car rammed through the window of a Chase Bank on Kings Highway Sunday morning after colliding with another

Traffic Issue Of The Week — Car Wash At Coney Island Avenue

Our neighborhood traffic issue of the week comes from a reader: > “All day and night (especially during rush hour) Hollywood Car Wash at Coney Island and Church Avenues blocks one of the two southbound lanes [on Coney Island Avenue] with cars that are drying from their wash.” https://youtu.

Taste Of The Silk Road Comes To Coney Island Avenue

Photo: Liena ZagareThe cuisine of Uzbekistan — and the romance of the Silk Road — have a new home on Coney Island Avenue. Uzbeki restaurant Samir, which is on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue C, has recently opened. The restaurant is finalizing its menu but owner Danny Azizov showed us a preliminary

Coney Island Ave Travel Agent Indicted For Stealing Over $350,000 From 25-Plus Pakistani Customers

The block of Coney Island Avenue, near Glenwood Road, on which Pearl Travel was located. (Photo: Google Maps)A local travel agent has been indicted for defrauding area taxi cab drivers, home health aides, postal workers and Uber drivers who paid for travel packages and plane tickets that never materialized.

More Development Could Be Coming To Coney Island Avenue

From left, 734 and 732 Coney Island Avenue, which are currently for sale. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Could more housing development be coming to Coney Island Avenue? A 6,000 square foot site — with both commercial and residential zoning designations — on the western side of Coney Island Avenue, just north