Arts & Culture
“Creature Of The Black Lagoon.” Photo courtesy of Facebook.Is it truly summer if you haven’t built a sand castle on the beach? Coney Island’s 26th annual sand sculpting competition, presented by Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) and Astella Development Corp, took the classic beach activity to a new
Arts & Culture
> amazing @FloggingMolly [https://twitter.com/floggingmolly] show tonight in ConeyIsland! Hope u’re well Bridget! Thx Bob for the Guinness toss at the end pic.twitter.com/xqY0Tyz1Py [https://t.co/xqY0Tyz1Py] — Sean Patrick Murphy (@seanmurphy2012) August 20, 2016 [https://twitter.com/seanmurphy2012/status/766840609487413248] Each country across the
Events
Courtesy of Luna Park/FacebookLike the rest of the city, Luna Park is now infested with the bizarre species known as Pokémon! From Charmanders running around the Thunberbolt to Spearows perched on top of the Arcade, Luna Park is the perfect place to play Pokémon GO. With a gym and
Arts & Culture
Concert goers sitting on shoulders for a better view during Zeds Dead’s set. (Photo courtesy of Haley-May Block)MCU Park [http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/mcupark/mcupark/] was rocking last weekend as the Mad Decent Block Party [http://maddecentblockparty.com/]music festival rolled through Coney Island. Among Saturday’s performers
Arts & Culture
Concert goers sitting on shoulders for a better view during Zeds Dead’s set. (Photo courtesy of Haley-May Block)MCU Park [http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/mcupark/mcupark/] was rocking last weekend as the Mad Decent Block Party [http://maddecentblockparty.com/]music festival rolled through Coney Island. Among Saturday’s performers
Bensonhurst
Gelato at Coney’s Cones. (Photo: Coney’s Cones [http://coneyscones.com/coneysconesmission.html])Looking to make your mark in Coney Island? How about creating you own signature gelato flavor? Coney’s Cones [http://coneyscones.com/coneysconesmission.html], located at 1023 Boardwalk West, near Luna Park, is accepting submissions from
Animals
Photo by Michael GoldsteinBeachgoers were shooed out of the water Tuesday morning after shark fins were spotted slicing through the surf at one of the beaches in Coney Island, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/coney-island-shark-sighting-beach-closure-article-1.2717210] . The Parks Department told the newspaper they closed the
Animals
Photo by Michael GoldsteinBeachgoers were shooed out of the water Tuesday morning after shark fins were spotted slicing through the surf at one of the beaches in Coney Island, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/coney-island-shark-sighting-beach-closure-article-1.2717210] . The Parks Department told the newspaper they closed the
Police & Fire
Police are asking the public for assistance locating a Coney Island teenager who went missing last week. UPDATED: Teenager was found. Anyone with information in regards to the missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public
Central Brooklyn
Travelers on their way to Coney Island in the mid-19th century could stop at road houses like this for meals, drinks and care of their horses. Mort Tunison’s Road House, seen here in the early 1860s, was located along the Coney Island Plank Road (now Coney Island Avenue), near
Police & Fire
A judge’s gavel. (Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr)Federal prosecutors unsealed a five-count indictment Thursday against a member of the Coney Island-based “Mermaid Boys” gang for charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics trafficking, unlawful use of firearms and murder in the aid of racketeering.
Announcements
Courtesy of ENGEL & VÖLKERS New York Real EstateWith new developments coming up on Surf Avenue, interest in a private residential, gated community called Seagate, has increased. Investors, new residents and of course beach lovers have been flocking to the area looking to ride the wave of new developments. Of