Announcements
(Photo: Instagram post of @ljwilliams)BROOKLYN — New York City residents will cast their votes tomorrow, Tuesday, February 26, for the city’s next public advocate in a special election to fill the seat Letitia James left after she was sworn in as the New York State attorney general on Jan.
Announcements
The Ocean Queen Rockstar, a 350-passenger ferry and the latest addition to the NYC fleet (Via NYC EDC)CONEY ISLAND — City Councilman Mark Treyger wants ferry service fares reduced for students enrolled in New York City schools. Treyger, who chairs the council’s Committee on Education, will introduce the bill
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND — Two people were shot, one fatally, at an apartment complex in Coney Island Monday morning, according to police. NYPD responded to a 9-1-1 call at 11:53 a.m. at 2750 W. 33rd Street between 33rd and 37th Streets, in Coney Island. Police identified the victims as a
Arts & Culture
Last night at the Kings Theatre on Flatbush Avenue, the royalty of Swan Lake took the stage in a gracefully high-octane production of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet by the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Making their first trip to the United States, as part of a 50-plus-city North American tour
Arts & Culture
Stepping into the Kings Theatre is an experience of formidable sensory appeal that is difficult to achieve most anywhere else. Try not to be overwhelmed by the auditorium’s golden ceiling, complemented flawlessly by red velvet stage and window curtains and seat upholstery. And before you even arrive inside the
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-09611.jpg]Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 90 on January 15. Various local organizations will celebrate MLK Day on Monday, January 21 with events including readings, movie screenings, musical performances, volunteering, and more. Commemorate the legacy of
Arts & Culture
History and the Kings Theatre continue to go hand-in-hand. For one night only, on January 31, the beloved Brooklyn venue welcomes the world-class performance artists of the National Ballet Theatre of Odessa to its stage, as part of the Ukraine-based company’s inaugural trip through America. The group will proudly
affordable housing
Surf Vets Place is the building in the center of the rendering.Surf Vets Place [http://thenyhc.org/projects/surf-vets-place/] in Coney Island, 3003 West 21st Street. This project is phase one of a large development on the beach in Coney Island and offers 52 units to the general public.
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Low-income Coney Island homeowners still recovering from Superstorm Sandy are feeling the wrath of what is now the longest U.S. government shutdown in history that started on December 22, 2018. Rebuilding Together NYC [/rebuilding-together-nyc-debuts-new-headquarters-in-gowanus/], a Brooklyn-based non-profit, provides free home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income homeowners,
Bay Ridge
NEW YORK – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that Coney Island will finally get ferry service as part of a Coney Island-Bay Ridge-Manhattan route. “Every day millions of us lose minutes, sometimes hours, just getting to work or to school or wherever we have to be,” de Blasio said during
Announcements
This Sunday, January 13 from 12-3 pm over 28 camps will come together at P.S. 139 for a Camp Expo and Activity Fair. Many of the camps have donated generous door prizes that include free weeks of camp and lessons. Pre-register HERE [https://cornernewsmedia.wufoo.com/forms/x1vqd86n1d4viwp/] and
Bay Ridge
Mathylde Frontus addresses the audience inside William E. Grady at her inauguration into the New York State Assembly.BRIGHTON BEACH — Hundreds of people came out to celebrate the multi-cultural inauguration of newly-elected Assemblywoman Mathylde Frontus on Sunday, January 6, at William E. Grady High School in Brighton Beach. The lawmaker-heavy