Police & Fire
(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
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
Events
Update [April 26, 6pm]: Due to forecasted thundershowers, this event has been rescheduled for Friday, May 13. Luna park’s space-themed thrill ride, the Endeavor [http://lunaparknyc.com/attractions/endeavor-2/], will open next week — and the amusement park is throwing a party with music, glow sticks, an alien flash mob,
Nonsponsored
The site of a proposed nine-story residential building between the Abe Stark Skating Arena and the Child’s Restaurant. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)It appears Bloomberg’s dream of transforming Coney Island [http://www.nycedc.com/project/coney-island] into a seaside resort is finally getting off the ground. Development
Police & Fire
Jerome Leslie. (Photo provided by the Brooklyn DA)A Coney Island has been convicted of murder for the 2013 shooting [/17-year-old-shot-to-death-in-coney-island-on-christmas-eve/] of a teenager walking his dog on Christmas Eve, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced Thursday. Jerome Leslie, 20, faces a life sentence for the shooting, in which he
Bensonhurst
Alyssa Gaydosh needs a kidney transplant. (Photo: GoFundMe [https://www.gofundme.com/Kidney4Alyssa])The New York State Court Officers will face off against city corrections officers this Saturday at the Abe Stark Arena for a charity hockey game [http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/?u=NYSCOHOCKEY&s=hockey] to benefit
Announcements
Alyssa Gaydosh needs a kidney transplant. (Photo: GoFundMe [https://www.gofundme.com/Kidney4Alyssa])The New York State Court Officers will face off against city corrections officers this Saturday at the Abe Stark Arena for a charity hockey game [http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/?u=NYSCOHOCKEY&s=hockey] to benefit
Announcements
Rendering of the new Coney Island Amphitheater. (Provided by Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment)The Coney Island Amphitheater [/coney-islands-long-awaited-amphitheater-open-july/] hasn’t even been built and already the venue has some big acts scheduled to perform there this summer. Tickets for the open-air entertainment space are already on sale on the Amphitheater’
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Nonsponsored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDESJ5HSbU Senator Bernie Sanders did not disappoint while stumping in Coney Island Sunday. Following a series of appearances at Brooklyn College [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner/posts/1233178426724198] and in front of his childhood home [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner/videos/vb.335119629863420/1233214206720620/
Police & Fire
The Ocean Towers building on West 24th Street in Coney Island. (Source: Google Maps)The NYPD has added an attempted murder charge against the teen involved in a fatal beating in Coney Island [/teenage-girl-beaten-death-coney-island/] last week, police announced Thursday. Authorities initially charged 18-year-old Sarina Agard-Forde with felony and misdemeanor assault
Police & Fire
The Ocean Towers building on West 24th Street in Coney Island. (Source: Google Maps)A 17-year-old girl, who was beaten into a coma last week by a group of teenagers, died from her injuries Tuesday night, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/brooklyn-girl-17-brain-dead-beaten-group-teens-article-1.2589951] . Ta’Jae
Business
Photo by jeepersmedia [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/13791411173]We can smell the pancakes already. IHOP, which joined a slew of national chains [/ihop-joins-slew-franchises-opening-coney-island-summer/] signing leases around the amusement district last year, is schedule to open at 1019 Surf Avenue, near West 8th Street, in June or July, according