Police & Fire
Photo by Sheepshead Bay.Police are investigating the death of a man who was found on Coney Island beach in the area of West 22 Street, according to police. The man, 45, was seen by a lifeguard lying on the beach, fully clothed, at around 11:25am on Saturday, August
Animals
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanBy Matt Tracy A shark sighting near the Steeplechase Pier [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/07/coney-island-beach-closed-shark-sighting/] in Coney Island on Tuesday has prompted local animal rights activists to send a clear warning to fishers: leave the fish alone! PETA [http://www.peta.org/] will fly a
Destinations
It’s heat wave, after heat wave, after heat wave and temperatures will soar to almost 100 this weekend. We’ve gathered a list of beaches you can travel from Sunset Park without a car. Stay cool, hydrated, and bring several bottles of sunscreen with you! The shore at Coney
Coney Island beach
Photo via Trapeze School New York [https://www.facebook.com/TSNYNewYork/photos/pb.248859234341.-2207520000.1435757523./10153181345729342/?type=3&theater] Luna Park’s skydiving ride, Boardwalk Flight, may have been dismantled [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/say-good-bye-coney-islands-boardwalk-flight/] , but we will soon be able to fly across Coney Island
Coney Island beach
Source: .v1ctor Casale/FlickrA good Samaritan caught a man accused of rape, and a beating, on Sunday on the shores of Coney Island beach. Fuat Sarieminli suffered a fractured cheekbone, several loose teeth and seven staples in his head after he grabbed a 20-year-old man attempting to flee the area
boardwalks
Example of a Mobi-Mat (Source: assistivetech.net)Gone are the days that the wheelchair-bound are limited to enjoying the beach from the brink of the boardwalk, rather than on the sand itself. In 2007, the city unveiled special mats that allowed the handicap and seniors better access to the water’
Beaches
Reader Illona B. sent us this photo today, letting us know that Parks Department crews are out in force on Riegelmann Boardwalk, the 2.5-mile waterfront icon spanning Brighton Beach and Coney Island that took a battering during the storm. Several feet of sand blew up and over the boardwalk
16 ounce soda ban
Source: New Yorkers for Beverage ChoicesIf the battle to kill a proposed ban on large sugary drinks [/poll-should-big-sugary-drinks-be-banned/] were likened to World War II, the Southern Brooklyn coastline played the role of Normandy this weekend. The soda industry lobby unleashed an all-out assault on the densely packed beach at Coney
cardiac arrest
Photo: Todd Maisel/nydailynews.comConey Island Beach lifeguards hurried into the water to rescue a 77-year-old man, who collapsed in the waves this past Sunday. Officials and witnesses told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/lifeguards-rescue-man-collapsed-waves-coney-island-beach-article-1.1105911?localLinksEnabled=false] that the victim, Igor Fried, was face down in
camp sunshine
That grumpy old blog over in Sheepshead Bay [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2011/12/holiday-lights-we-can-do-better-than-bensonhurst/] has posted some great photos [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/01/photos-new-years-day-polar-bear-swim-2012/] from Sunday’s annual Polar Bear Dip. While the Bears were apparently unable to top last year’s total of $50,000 [/polar-bear-club-dives-in-for-childrens-charity/
Coney Island beach
Rabbi Abraham Abraham. Source: The Village VoiceSouthern Brooklyn has a lot less spirit this morning, as a kindly Herculean rabbi — infamous for donning bright orange Speedos while plunging every New Year’s Day into the freezing Atlantic waters off Brighton Beach, and who once froze himself [http://www.magictimes.com/