Police & Fire
Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)The Coney Island man convicted for the 2013 Christmas Eve shooting [/coney-island-man-convicted-shooting-teen-dog-christmas-eve/] that killed a teen and wounded his dog has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced. The murder allegedly stemmed from a weeks-long
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Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
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Photo via airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
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Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Parkway. (Source: Gregory Maizous)Amidst a shakeup following the death of a 47-year-old grandmother [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/02/medical-examiner-investigating-whether-botched-diagnosis-caused-grandmothers-death-at-coney-island-hospital/] , two new executives have been added to Coney Island Hospital. New York City Health and Hospitals, the agency in charge of the embattled facility,
Business
City Councilman Mark Treyger joined with Coney Island residents to demand the city purchase the former F.E.G.S. building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)They asked for a community center, but they might be getting condos. After the city ignored Coney Island residents’ pleas [/treyger-demands-city-purchase-shuttered-property-for-community-use/] to purchase a
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This summer, for the first ever, music lovers will trek out to Coney Island to experience rock legends like Willie Nelson [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/road-willie-nelson-visit-coney-island-summer/#.VykBN6ODGko] , Beach Boys and Jane’s Addiction [/coney-island-amphitheaters-summer-lineup-will-include-beach-boys-boston-sting-ziggy-marley/] at a gorgeous $60 million, 5,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/
![Police Rescue Kayaker Off Coney Island Beach [Video]](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-02-at-12.47.43-PM.png)
Police & Fire
> Quick response by #Aviation [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Aviation?src=hash] ASR #Harbor [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harbor?src=hash] #SCUBA [https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCUBA?src=hash] rescuing a distressed kayaker @ConeyIsland [https://twitter.com/ConeyIsland] today -Excellent work pic.twitter.com/6stbfxuonu [https://t.co/6stbfxuonu] — NYPD
Announcements
Autism affects people of all ethnicities and socio-economic statuses. And in the culturally diverse neighborhoods of Southern Brooklyn, it’s essential for parents to be able to detect symptoms early in a child’s life. At NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, early diagnosis for autism is a number one priority.
Announcements
Autism affects people of all ethnicities and socio-economic statuses. And in the culturally diverse neighborhoods of Southern Brooklyn, it’s essential for parents to be able to detect symptoms early in a child’s life. At NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, early diagnosis for autism is a number one priority.
Announcements
Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)Want to check out some of the hottest concerts in Brooklyn, and get paid to do it? The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced [http://www.nycedc.com/press-release/new-amphitheater-and-other-major-coney-island-businesses-hiring-over-800-jobs-april-25?utm_source=NYCEDC%20Newsletters&
Arts & Culture
Whether you are walking in and out of the galleries of Bushwick, perusing the graffiti art of storefront metal gates on Avenue U or stepping over thoughtful spray paint stencils on your local street corner, this borough’s creativity is effused throughout its infrastructure. This often neglected urban art is
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(Photo: livemoore [https://instagram.com/p/71H1TEBlS8/] / Instagram)Cops dove into the water in Coney Island Saturday to rescue an autistic teenager who ran out of a Gravesend high school, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/nypd-cops-rescue-autistic-boy-water-coney-island-article-1.2612544] . The 14-year-old had ducked out a back door