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Cops To Crack Down On Coney Island’s Costumed Characters

Photo: Dave Hosford / Flickr)In response to pressure from local politicians, the city is sending an additional 20 officers to Coney Island this summer to clear out costumed characters and panhandlers who have been hassling residents and visitors in the neighborhood’s amusement district, officials announced Monday. After City Hall

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Subway Panhandler? Share Your Story Here

With the majority of Sheepshead Bay’s employed residents heading to work on public transit, panhandlers and “subway bums” are familiar faces ’round these parts. Heck, at this point, it’s like they’re friends and family – though for some it’s like the in-laws you never want to see