stillwell avenue

Man Stabbed to Death in Coney Island, Another Found in Water off Canarsie Pier

CONEY ISLAND – A man was found with multiple stab wounds to the torso this morning. At 2:28 a.m., police responded to a report of a man assaulted in front of 2785 West 15th Street, near the intersection of Neptune and Stillwell Avenues. When the police arrived, they found

Coney Island

Brooklyn Borough President Takes The Polar Bear Plunge

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at the 2019 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge (Photo: Stefan Ringal)CONEY ISLAND — This year, as thousands braved the frigid temperatures of the ocean, Borough President Eric Adams also took a dip in the Atlantic during this year’s Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island

Bensonhurst

Pedestrian Killed by MTA Bus in Bensonhurst, Driver Arrested

The intersection of Bay Parkway and Stillwell Avenue, where an 81-year old woman was struck and killed by an MTA bus. (Screenshot via Google Maps)BENSONHURST – A pedestrian was killed by an MTA bus as she crossed Bay Parkway in the evening earlier this week, police confirmed. Police received a

Arts & Culture

12 Bands Play Saturday’s Coney Island Music Festival

CONEY ISLAND – Indie music fans should pack an umbrella and head south tomorrow for the Second Annual Coney Island Music Festival. The Alliance for Coney Island [https://www.facebook.com/coneyislandfun] and Council Member Mark Treyger [https://council.nyc.gov/district-47/] present this free event featuring 12 bands and two

Arts & Culture

Public Art: An Eye-Catching Mural At Industry City & The Return Of Coney Art Walls

SUNSET PARK/CONEY ISLAND – Last week the London-based artist, Camille Walala [http://camillewalala.com], unveiled her vibrant new mural adorning the exterior of an Industry City building at 2nd Avenue and 37th Street. Camille Walala’s mural at 203 37th Street (on 2nd Ave), Sunset Park (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

Business

After Three Year Delay, Checkers Opens In Coney Island

Checkers opened for Business Tuesday. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites) After three years of waiting, and several false alarms [http://www.theconeyislandblog.com/?p=936] about opening day being just around the corner, the Coney Island Checkers finally made its debut Tuesday on Surf Avenue. The Florida-based burger chain — known

accident

64-Year-Old Man Struck, Killed By SUV In Coney Island

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA 64-year-old man is dead after being struck by an SUV in Coney Island last week, cops say. The 23-year-old female driver was traveling eastbound on Neptune Avenue, and struck the man as he was crossing the street against the crosswalk signal at Stillwell Avenue on Wednesday,

2900 stillwell ave

Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Commercial Building On Stillwell Avenue & Surf Avenue

Photo submitted by Steve KushnerOfficials are investigating a three-alarm fire that ripped through a commercial building near Luna Park in Coney Island last night. The blaze started at a grocery store at 2900 Stillwell Avenue at 7:53pm, it quickly spread to Bykush, a Turkish cafe and pizzeria in the

Bike New York

Councilman Treyger To Bikers: Put Down The Phone

Source: Flickr/mad-czechDon’t bike and text at the same time. Seems pretty obvious, right? Apparently not to everyone. Councilman Mark Treyger recently discovered that there is no actual law in New York City preventing people from biking and texting, after witnessing an near-crash on Stillwell Avenue. A biker was

developer

Joe Sitt’s Summer Plans For Stillwell Avenue In Coney Island

Source: w00kie via FlickrWhile we didn’t plan on doing another Coney Island story today, with summer on its way and Coney Island still in a transitional period, there’s simply an above average amount of chatter out there. With so many changes on the horizon, we want to give

2012

BWECC Meets Tonight

The Bensonhurst West End community Council will be holding its monthly Open Community Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. As usual, it will be in the Community Room of Harway Terrace (2475 West 16th St.). They’ve also invited local officials and representatives in order to bring attendees up