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Lou Powsner (Photo Credit: Daniel Bush via Brooklyn Daily)Councilman Mark Treyger will join friends and family of the late Lou Powsner [/passing-community-activist-lou-powsner-93/#.VgRbg2RVikp] on Saturday, September 26, at 11am to co-name the corner of Mermaid Avenue and West 17th Street in memory of the longtime southern Brooklyn resident and
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The deli at Mermaid Avenue and West 24th Street, where the man was shot. (Source: Google Maps)A man was shot in the eye in Coney Island yesterday around noon, leaving him in critical condition. The 23-year-old victim was shot once, striking him in the eye in the broad daylight
1906 mermaid ave
Source: NYC Workforce 1 Career Centers/FacebookGood news for job hunters in Southern Brooklyn. A new Workforce1 Career Center, located at 1906 Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, opened for business this week as part of the city’s effort to expedite economic recovery in Superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods. Formed by a
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Cops are looking for information about the man pictured above, wanted for criminal mischief after he threw a garbage can through a storefront window at 1602B Mermaid Avenue. Police say the man caused the destruction at Cell Phone Doctor on June 30, at approximately 3:20pm. The New York Post
Alec Brook-Krasny
West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Following a shooting yesterday in broad daylight that left one dead [/ronnell-bradley-21-shot-dead-mermaid-avenue/], and other recent violence in the neighborhood, fed up residents of Coney Island are holding a rally to call for an end to area
Hakeem Jeffries
Mermaid Avenue and West 31st Street. (Source: Google Maps)Two men were left injured after a gunman opened fire on a residential street in Coney Island on Saturday, and now elected officials are calling for increasing police resources to the peninsula. The shooting happened at Mermaid Avenue and West 31st
julius morales
The NYPD has issued a Missing Senior Notification for Julius Morales, a 74-year-old man last seen on Monday at 8 p.m. Morales, described as 5’5″ and weighing 200 lbs, has white hair and a mustache, as well as brown eyes. The police say he reportedly suffers from dementia.
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Source: FacebookCouncilman Domenic Recchia announced this week he has secured $400,000 in funding for the installation of NYPD safety cameras across Bensonhurst and Coney Island. Recchia stressed the importance of these cameras, saying they will protect the community. “These cameras will provide much-needed surveillance capabilities to areas of my
60th Precinct
Officers from the 60th Precinct are looking for the public’s help in finding the man photographed above. Described as a 25-year-old male, 5’6″, he is wanted for robbery of a livery cab driver on January 26. The robbery took place at West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, in
joseph brown
Police are looking for a senior citizen that went missing four days ago in Coney Island, and they’re turning to residents for help. Joseph Brown was last seen near Mermaid Avenue and West 36th Street on the morning of August 26. He is a 70-year-old black man, 5’10”
60th Precinct
Yesterday, in Coney Island there were two recorded police incidents. The 60 Precinct responded to a shooting at 3208 Mermaid Ave at West 32 St and the person was rushed to Lutheran Hospital after 2 shots to the abdomen. The incident occurred at 11:30 p.m. and the victim