Business
A rendering of Neptune/Sixth. Photo via Cammeby’sApple Bank is coming to the epic, in-the-works Coney Island three-phase, mixed-use project Neptune/Sixth, located across from Trump Village at 532 Neptune Avenue . Project developer Cammeby’s made the announcement yesterday, after Apple Bank signed a lease, joining CVS at the
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Surf Manor Home for Adults photo via Property Shark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Photos/view.html?photo=3-07070-0120.QIijZbFE&unlocked=1&type=uploaded] , inset photo of the missing via policeHave you seen this man? The police are seeking the public’s help in locating Taha Alsaidi, who
Police & Fire
Photo by Raisa Chernina.A serious dent was made in a notorious Russian crime syndicate that operated out of Brighton Beach and Coney Island yesterday when nine members of the Eastern European gang, Thieves in Law, were arrested, according to U.S Attorney Robert L. Capers. The nine “Thieves” are
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Spotted on a Manhattan-bound Q train. Photo by Hannah FrishbergHalfway through my Q train ride from Ditmas Park to Times Square last week, I noticed a subway poster that caught my eye: the Guardian Angels Perv Busters were seeking information on a man who masturbated on an N train before
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Photo via DCPIHave you seen this man? The NYPD are searching for the man pictured above. The individual is wanted for firing multiple shots from a firearm in the direction of 2950 West 25 Street, a day care, from his location in the rear of 2960 West 27 Street. The
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December 6th, 2012 photo of damage to Sea Gate after Superstorm Sandy. Sand appears missing in the top left of this photo, while it temporarily took over the road in the foreground. Coney Island is to the right. (U.S. EPA photo by Jeanethe Falvey via Creative Commons/Wikimedia [https:
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“Elliot Gould was filming a movie on 86th Street,” Manno said of this cover. Courtesy of Frank MannoIn a different age of news media and Brooklyn, there was the original incarnation of The Brooklyn Graphic. Old timers will remember the newspaper for its hyper-local southern Brooklyn beat, and for being
Announcements
Photo via Google MapsOn Monday, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles announced that the Coney Island DMV Office at 2875 West 8th Street will temporarily close for “extensive renovations” beginning this Friday, October 21. The renovations will “increase modernization and efficiency at the facility”, according to a press
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Photo via Google MapsApplications have been filed by an anonymous Brooklyn-based company to build a seven-story mixed-used commercial building at 2916 Shell Road in the Coney Island/West Brighton area, according to New York Yimby. [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/seven-story-13800-square-foot-mixed-use-commercial-project-coming-to-2916-shell-road-coney-island.html] The first five floors will be used
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Photo via Google MapsApplications have been filed by an anonymous Brooklyn-based company to build a seven-story mixed-used commercial building at 2916 Shell Rd in the Coney Island/West Brighton area, according to New York Yimby. [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/seven-story-13800-square-foot-mixed-use-commercial-project-coming-to-2916-shell-road-coney-island.html] The first five floors will be used
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Photo via Google MapsApplications have been filed by an anonymous Brooklyn-based company to build a seven-story mixed-used commercial building at 2916 Shell Rd in the Coney Island/West Brighton area, according to New York Yimby. [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/09/seven-story-13800-square-foot-mixed-use-commercial-project-coming-to-2916-shell-road-coney-island.html] The first five floors will be used
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A vintage photo of Nathan’s Famous. The street it is located on is slated to be co-named for the business’s founders, Nathan and Ida Handwerker. Photo via Nathan’sFour legendary Coney Island characters are being permanently incorporated into the community they helped grow and build at three separate