Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCONEY ISLAND – Votes for Assembly District 46 have still not been fully counted, which is why about three dozen people rallied with the candidate currently leading by 70 votes, Mathylde Frontus, outside her campaign office to demand answers and accountability by the Board of Elections (BOE) Saturday
Bay Ridge
By: Steve Saperstein, Candidate for the 46th Assembly Seat As a New York City public school teacher, I’m excited to start another year of school teaching bright minds and young adults. However, as a candidate for the 46th Assembly District, I’m nothing but pessimistic as our children are
Animals
When Eric Maus came across an abandoned pit bull Monday in Prospect Park, the 28-year-old didn’t know what to do. The 80-pound, grey and white pitbull lie with her head raised atop scattered leaves. “She was calm, docile, tongue out,” said Maus of Prospect Lefferts Garden. “Just looking at
brownsville
CONEY ISLAND – Police are looking for a second suspect in connection to a robbery reported last month. On August 23, the suspect reportedly punched a 41-year-old man in the face multiple times, in front of 1526 Mermaid Ave., and stole $80. One suspect, Rasharn Brown, was arrested for the robbery
Bay Ridge
CONEY ISLAND/AY RIDGE – A Walmart backed charter school group, is throwing some skin in the 46th Assembly race with a last-minute mailer backing Mathylde Frontus. Over the weekend, some residents in the Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Bay Ridge area received a mailer from Moving New York Families Forward
bergen beach
Coney Island Creek Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNERTomorrow New Yorkers will fill polling sites to cast their votes for candidates across the city. Here’s the final installation of a 5-part Q&A series from candidates running to fill the vacant seat in the 46th Assembly district. You can
Business
CONEY ISLAND – Letitia James and Julia Salazar aren’t the only ones getting endorsements snatched away from them. Ethan Lustig-Elgrably, running for the 46th Assembly District, seems to be in the same boat – losing support from small business owners along Mermaid Avenue over his ambiguity on forming a Coney Island
Coney Island
Police and firefighters responded to the suicide shortly after 9:00 am at the Ocean Parkway Q platform (Photo courtesy of Daniel Gold)CONEY ISLAND – A man was killed after jumping in front of a northbound Q train this morning at the Ocean Parkway Station, police confirmed. Eyewitnesses told NYPD
Announcements
CONEY ISLAND – Life can be complicated, getting your High School Equivalency Diploma (HSE/GED) should not be. However, there are more than 2.2 million adults in NYC today who lack a high school diploma, English language proficiency, or both, according to Ira Yankwitt, Executive Director of the Literacy Assistance
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – Mark your calendars – this Saturday, September 8th from Noon to 4PM on Mermaid Avenue from West 15th Street to West 20th Street, in partnership with Councilman Mark Treyger and the NYC Department of Transportation Weekend Walks program, the Alliance for Coney Island will host the Annual Coney Island
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – The Coney Island History Project [https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/] will be open special hours next Saturday, September 8, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the closing of Astroland Park (1962-2008). Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park [https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/] will also host free movie screenings that day in
Bay Ridge
CONEY ISLAND – Join us at another Democratic Primary debate – this time Assembly District 46, that covers Coney Island and Bay Ridge. It will be moderated by Bklyner’s new political reporter Kadia Goba, and will take place next Wednesday, September 5, at 7:00 pm at the Trump Village Community