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Coney Island NYC Ferry Site Could Dredge Up Toxins

The site of a proposed NYC Ferry site in Coney Island Creek across from Kaiser Park in Brooklyn, on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Clifford Michel, for THE CITY. Originally posted on February 11, by THE CITY. Standing between Coney Island and a planned NYC Ferry

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Locals Fear New Projects at Coney Island Creek Will Worsen Pollution

Coney Island Creek. Cheyenne R. Ubiera/Bklyner.CONEY ISLAND —Southern Brooklyn’s sole remaining creek has gained more attention with the upcoming opening of a ferry dock, but residents are hoping that its newfound spotlight will also address water quality issues and pollution. Coney Island Creek was once part of

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Report Finds Private Homes And Businesses May Be Contributing To Illegal Dumping

GOWANUS/GREENPOINT/CONEY ISLAND – Some homeowners and business owners in NYC may be unwittingly contributing to polluting the city’s waterways, according to a recent City Limits report. The Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge. (Photo: BKLYNER)While the Beach Haven Apartments were recently fined $400,000 for dumping

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Beach Haven Apartments Fined $400,000 For Dumping Raw Sewage Into Coney Island Creek

Aerial photo of the Coney Island Creek via the Coney Island Creek Resiliency Study.GRAVESEND – Beach Haven Apartments, the 16 apartment building complex in Gravesend, has been fined $400,000 for dumping untreated sewage – as much as 200,000 gallons daily back in August of 2016 into Coney Island Creek.

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After Gravesend Mess, Legislators Move To Make Sure City Can’t Keep Water Pollution Secret

Oil Spill In Gravesend/BKLYNERFour months after BKYLNER revealed a large, unreported oil spill in Gravesend, city officials are pushing to ensure future spills can’t be kept secret. City Council Member Vincent Gentile, with the support of Council Members Costa Constantinides, and Jumaane Williams will be introducing two bills

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Local Pols Say They Were Kept In The Dark On Gravesend Oil Spill; DEC Responds

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)“Stop Dumping On Us” shouted local pols, civic leaders, and advocates this morning near the site of a 27,000-gallon diesel oil spill into the Gravesend Bay last week — shaming environmental protection agencies for failing to notify them about the spill. “The Gravesend Bay and

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Locals Want Coney Island Creek To Be Designated A Superfund Site

A lovely view of Coney Island Creek from Calvert Vaux Park. Photo by Den SchwartzIf locals get their way, the notoriously polluted Coney Island Creek just might become Brooklyn’s third Superfund Site. (Currently, the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek are the only Superfund Sites in the borough.) At a

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VIDEO: Coney Island Creek Climate Change Study Proposes Pedestrian Path For Kaiser Park

A rendering of proposed improvements to Six Diamonds Park, to benefit residents in times of storm and peace, via ArcadisIn anticipation of future climate change events, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency commissioned design and consultancy firm Arcadis to study

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Sewage Dumped in Coney Island Creek, City Official Apologizes For Poor Notice

Aerial photo of Coney Island Creek via the New York City Economic Development Corporation.A representative from the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed that the City could have done a better job alerting area residents about illegal sewage dumping that created unsafe water conditions in Coney Island Creek this

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City Official Apologizes For Poor Notice To Public Re Coney Island Creek Sewage Dumping

Aerial photo of Coney Island Creek via the New York City Economic Development Corporation.A representative from the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed that the City could have done a better job alerting area residents about illegal sewage dumping that created unsafe water conditions in Coney Island Creek this

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Sheepshead Bay Yearned For Development A Century Ago

Screenshot from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives.Would you believe that Sheepshead Bay residents used to exert a significant amount of their effort in pushing for wealthy real estate developers to invest in the neighborhood? Well it’s true, according to a Brooklyn Daily Eagle issue from March 7, 1909.

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Sheepshead Bay Yearned For Development A Century Ago

Screenshot from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives.Would you believe that Sheepshead Bay residents used to exert a significant amount of their effort in pushing for wealthy real estate developers to invest in the neighborhood? Well it’s true, according to a Brooklyn Daily Eagle issue from March 7, 1909.

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: 25th Bayfest, History Of Floyd Bennett Field, Kingsborough Chorus

Bayfest 2015. (Photo: Sheepshead Bites)Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this week! Don’t miss a fun-filled afternoon at the 25th Bayfest. There’s also a presentation about the history of Floyd Bennett Field, a cleanup of Coney Island Creek, a police community council meeting, a rain barrel giveaway

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ICYMI: Rumor Spreads Of Roll-N-Roaster’s Demise, Truck Slams Into Storefront, Coney Island Flood Barrier Stinks

Roll-N-Roaster, 2901 Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook,

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Photo Of The Day: Cracked Creek

By Vincent GulizioConey Island Creek, as viewed through the lens of neighbor and photographer Vincent Gulizio. Take any photos in Bensonhurst recently? Send them to editor@bensonhurstbean.com, or tag them #Bensonhurst on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and subscribe

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Coney Island Beach Isn’t As Full Of Sh*t As You Think, But The Creek Is

Coney Island Creek by Cropsey Avenue is the city’s most fecal-filled waterway, according to one number-crunching analyst. Ben Wellington, a statistics professor at Pratt Institute who runs the I Quant NY blog, pulled Department of Environmental Protection water sampling data on fecal coliform around New York City. The results?

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Treyger To Host Public Forum With DEP In Response To Coney Island Flooding, Concerns Over Sewer Spillage

The sediment-filled waste coming out of a covered sewer overflow pipe. (Source: Pete Castro)Event flier. Click to enlarge.We broke the story last week about neighbors’ concerns over potentially toxic runoff from a Department of Environmental Protection operation to clean out the sewers in Coney Island. Now Councilman Mark

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Happening Now: Dolphin Stranded In Coney Island Creek

Source: NYPD via GothamistPolice have been on the scene at Coney Island Creek since a little after 11:00 a.m., attempting to coral a live dolphin that lost its way out of the polluted waterway. Police have been tackling the situation from the weed and rubble filled coastline near

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When The Edge Of The City Meets The Wild Of Nature

Four Sparrow Marsh, Flatbush Avenue near the Belt Parkway. (Photo by Adrian Kinloch via Slate)English photographer Adrian Kinloch submitted a gorgeous photo essay detailing the strange fringe between the end of the city and the edge of nature, which is, apparently, a place called Southern Brooklyn. Kinloch’s dazzling

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On May 19, Help Clean Up Coney Island Creek For “It’s My Park Day”

Source: NYC.GovMay 19 marks the return of “It’s My Park Day,” a day during which New Yorkers chip in to clean up their favorite parks and playgrounds. Parks all over the city will get the beautification treatment including several local parks, such as Leon S. Kaiser Park at