Bay Ridge
CONEY ISLAND – To fill the gap as to where candidates stand on issues in the district, Bklyner brings you a series of region-specific Q&As from each candidate running in the 46th assembly district which includes Coney Island, Sea Gate and parts of Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Dyker Heights
brighton beach
BRIGHTON BEACH – New building permit for the 20 story mixed-use building located at 271 Sea Breeze Avenue [https://www.google.com/maps/place/271+Sea+Breeze+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11224/@40.5759094,-73.971399,3a,73.6y,312.22h,84.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWACICzYFgb_TNUJBNgEkxA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!
bath beach
BAY RIDGE – To fill the gap as to where candidates stand on issues in the district, Bklyner brings you a series of region-specific Q&As from each candidate running in the 46th assembly district which includes Coney Island and Sea Gate and parts of Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Dyker
Announcements
A new water ride will be a major part of the new development at the Coney Island amusement district (Via NYC EDC)CONEY ISLAND – A brand new log flume, adventure ropes course and public plaza are coming to Coney Island! The plans, which will transform the city-owned land between Surf
Announcements
Photo via NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marked the opening of the Outpatient Diagnostic Center/Women’s Health suite at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island on Wednesday, August 23. “The opening of the Outpatient Diagnostic Center/Women’s Health imaging suite demonstrates our commitment to continue
Coney Island
Looking west on Surf Avenue from W 33rd Street, near where the fatal crash occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – A pedestrian was killed on Surf Avenue just after midnight last night when he fell into traffic and was hit by an unlicensed driver, NYPD confirmed. The incident occurred
Bed Stuy
CONEY ISLAND – Last week, a man stole money from the hands of a 22-year old in a deli as the victim was just trying to buy some milk at a Coney Island bodega. The theft took place on Thursday, August 16, around 7:30 pm, police said. An unidentified suspect
Arts & Culture
Photo Courtesy of Aviator Sports CenterWith 1.1 million students, New York City’s public school system is the largest in the country. At any one time, about one out of every 300 Americans is a New York City public school student. And the transition from daycare, homecare, or preschool
Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND – A beloved summer tradition returns to Coney Island Beach on Saturday—the 28th Annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest [http://wearebcs.org/home/sand/]. Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandSandSculpting/photos/pcb.787149448050534/787148748050604/?type=3&theater] Presented by the Alliance
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month [http://www.ovariancancerawareness.org] in September, T.E.A.L. [http://www.tealwalk.org/site/c.ajITK8NHLdJ2E/b.7930599/k.BFDC/Home.htm]—short for “Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer”—will dress a section of Brooklyn in teal
Announcements
Mathylde Frontus (left) with Charlene Davis. (Photo via Frontus)CONEY ISLAND – A 59-year-old Coney Island resident in a wheelchair waited for hours on a Manhattan street corner for her scheduled Access-A-Ride (AAR) to pick her up and bring her home. It never did. On August 6 at around 11:50
Bay Ridge
BAY RIDGE/CONEY ISLAND – U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is throwing his support behind Democratic candidate Ethan Lustig-Elgrably in the race to fill the vacant seat of the 46th Assembly district. Lustig-Elgrably is the first Assembly candidate to earn the congressman’s nod in this election cycle, according to a