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Construction equipment surrounds the West 22nd Street entrance to the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The Coney Island Amphitheater sure doesn’t appear ready to host thousands of concert-goers in nine days for its first show with Ziggy Marley [http://coneyislandlive.com/events/ziggy-marley/]. In
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Thousands visited Nathan’s Saturday for the company’s 100th Anniversary. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Thousands visited the Nathan’s Famous flagship location on Surf Avenue Saturday to pay a nickel for a frankfurter during the company’s 100th Anniversary. The company rolled back prices to 1916 [http://www.
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Construction around the Trump Village Shopping Center. (Photo: Chris McCreight) Neighbors are crying foul about construction taking place at the site of the 40-story tower [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/08/new-renderings-reveal-coney-islands-glass-tower-will-be-taller-than-expected/] to be built over the Trump
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City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They want a community center, not condos! City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with scores of Coney Island residents Saturday to demand the city purchase
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(Photo: Wahlburgers Coney Island [https://www.facebook.com/WahlburgersConeyIsland/photos/pb.1487982234809494.-2207520000.1456961491./1663025207305195/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)The Coney Island Wahlburgers [https://www.facebook.com/WahlburgersConeyIsland/?fref=ts] — which opened last summer [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/08/after-two-month-delay-wahlburgers-opens-in-coney-island/
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Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)The long-awaited Coney Island Amphitheater [/seaside-park-community-arts-center-coney-island/#.VsSUNnQrI4Y] is on track to open this summer. Officials announced Tuesday that construction on the 5,000-seat, outdoor, entertainment venue will be completed
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The Shore Theater at 1301 Surf Avenue. (Photo: Luca Vanzella [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanz/3097815498/in/photolist-5HK7C3] / Flickr) Rumors that Coney Island’s landmarked Shore Theater was sold to a developer triggered a tide of excitement this week that the long-neglected property [/owner-coney-islands-shore-
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A rendering of the 40-story tower planned for Coney Island’s Trump Village. (Photo by Neal Storman)The group behind the controversial 40-story tower set to rise [/coney-island-residents-demand-answers-developers-proposed-40-story-tower/] at the site of Coney Island’s Trump Village Shopping Center
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Source: Daniel P. Fleming via FlickrFor better or worse, New York City is the land of constant renewal. Over the last century, newer and higher skyscrapers overshadowed older ones, poor and working class neighborhoods transformed into expensive and trendy hotspots and the luxurious beachfront resorts of Coney Island evolved into