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Municipal Credit Union to Close Coney Island Branch Leaving the Neighborhood With Few Banking Options

MCU Coney Island. Via Google Maps.CONEY ISLAND — The Municipal Credit Union has announced [https://www.nymcu.org/] that it will be closing six branches on January 31, 2020 including the Coney Island branch on 1904 Surf Avenue at MCU Park, one of the neighborhood’s last full-service banking institutions.

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Pedestrian Killed, Driver Arrested in Coney Island Crash

Looking west on Surf Avenue from W 33rd Street, near where the fatal crash occurred (Screenshot via Google Maps)CONEY ISLAND – A pedestrian was killed on Surf Avenue just after midnight last night when he fell into traffic and was hit by an unlicensed driver, NYPD confirmed. The incident occurred

Arts & Culture

Coney Island’s 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [PHOTOS]

CONEY ISLAND – On a hot, sunny Saturday, crowds gathered along Surf Avenue in Coney Island to check out the 36th Annual Mermaid Parade, a “celebration of ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals of the seaside” performed each year. Writer Neil Gaiman served as King Neptune with his wife, singer Amanda Palmer

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New rendering revealed for Surf Avenue’s towering ‘Ocean Dreams’ development

Photo via Red Apple Real EstateA new rendering has been revealed for “Ocean Dreams [/catsimatidis-scoops-up-new-property-after-city-ignores-coney-islands-west-end-sheepshead-bay/] ” at 3514 Surf Avenue, the 21-story, 311-unit mixed-use development John Catsimatidis’ Red Apple Real Estate filed applications to build on the last day of 2016 [/21-story-apartment-retail-complex-tower-coney-island-boardwalk/]. The building, to be constructed on a vacant Coney

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Councilman calls renderings of neighborhood-changing, 1,000-unit Coney development ‘inaccurate’

Photo via The Prusik GroupCONEY ISLAND – A purportedly inaccurate rendering and information has been released regarding a neighborhood changing development on Coney Island. On January 3rd, New York Yimby [https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2018/01/massive-1000-unit-mixed-use-redevelopment-revealed-at-1709-surf-avenue-coney-island.html] broke the news that developer Prusik Group and Taconic Investment Partners – which is

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Help Police Identify Man Who Snatched A 71-Year-Old Woman’s Purse

CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to a purse snatching earlier this month. At approximately 11am on Wednesday, November 8, police say that a 71-year-old woman was walking toward her car near Shell Road and

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Police Release Identity Of Suspect Who Fatally Stabbed Coney Island Woman

The intersection of Surf Avenue and W 20th Street, Coney Island via Google Maps CONEY ISLAND – The NYPD has released the identity of the suspect who they say stabbed a neighbor to death [/coney-island-woman-fatally-stabbed-in-fight-with-neighbor/] during a fight Wednesday night. Forty-year-old Latrisha Moore was arrested for the murder of Shymeka Tart,

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Coney Island Woman Fatally Stabbed In Fight With Neighbor

Surf Avenue and W 20th Street, Coney Island via Google MapsCONEY ISLAND – A 31-year-old Coney Island woman was stabbed to death in the hallway of her building during a fight with a neighbor last night. At approximately 9:30pm on Wednesday, October 11, police responded to a 911 call on

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Elderly Woman Attacked and Robbed in Coney Island

This past Sunday night, January 29th, around 8:30pm, an elderly woman was shoved and robbed of her belongings inside a lobby of a residential building near West 33rd and Surf Avenue. The unidentified attacker pushed her from behind causing her to slam her head into a wall, took her

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Mermaids, Sea Creatures & Classic Cars Dazzle At Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade 2016 [Photos]

Photo by Will CarusoConey Island’s Mermaid Parade was more colorful and sparkly than ever this year, as mermaids, sailors, sea creatures, fairies, and princesses stomped down Surf Avenue and then the Reigelmann Boardwalk. As usual, folks got creative with floats, and had fun accessorizing with pasties, umbrellas, and sequins.

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Another Fast Food Chain Is Moving Into Coney Island

A few holdouts on Surf Avenue. (Photo by Robin Michals)Coney Island is becoming more like its landlocked cousin, Times Square. We’ve barely entered the new year and already another franchisee is moving to add another fast food chain on Coney Island’s Surf Avenue. Amusing the Zillion [http:

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

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A New Flag Flies Above Asser Levy’s 9/11 Memorial

The new flagpole flying over the Asser Levy Park 9/11 Memorial. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Ever since the Asser Levy Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/asser-levy-park-and-aquarium] 9/11 Memorial was first dedicated in 2005, the community has slowly added new features: A plaque honoring neighbors who perished

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Coney Island Oddities: Fried Frog Legs At Nathan’s

Frog legs have been on the menu at Nathan’s original Coney Island location since 1958. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)There are more than a few oddities waiting to be found in Coney Island. Many of them are stubborn holdouts from an earlier era, before national franchises [/ihop-joins-slew-franchises-opening-coney-island-summer/] like

Department of Sanitation

Safe Trash Disposal Event At MCU Park On April 19

Source: zzkt [https://www.flickr.com/photos/zzkt/11532160146/in/photolist-fEPDT2-3fbbsB-5Vx69y-5WLPtP-iz4krm-6wpU1e-U9Gxd-AoJzc-7fE3mF-ev4KHK-4HiR6y-bmic-7P3yk5-yBPw1-afBv8-4L5zFM-6FZE39-4CMtzz-4ehatE-6SZi9q-6oi69M-2ydJu4-4nPd6-5sMd7W-7TySZ6-7aUzYk-BPSwJ-6qW9cC-oLHUh-2zHwH-37ENAb-46Rb1P-fEPCcg-2TKB86-2TQ1x1-6GDATm-6GDAKC-3Hm2Mu-7LM2k7-6y1yJh-tZXXc-i3fufh-49wuWm-5Umr5U-4bp9FT-iYxpt4-iz4gcE-4UdXi5-aw2eP-a1FBkm/] /FlickrThe Department of Sanitation will be holding a series of SAFE Disposal Events [

Coney Island history

Looking Back At The RKO Tilyou Theater And One Of Coney Island’s Founding Families

The RKO Tilyou Theater. Built in the 1920s and now destroyed. It represents the rise of Coney Island as an amusement destination. (Source: Cinema Treasures)The RKO Tilyou is one of those landmarks of Southern Brooklyn that have long been demolished but still live on through pictures and legacy. Originally

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Coney Island’s Cha Cha’s Closed For Good

Source: FacebookCha Cha’s Bar and Grill on Surf Avenue is closing its doors for good, according to a report from Amusing the Zillion [http://amusingthezillion.com/2013/02/06/cha-chas-on-surf-avenue-in-coney-island-officially-closed/] . Like practically every establishment [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/02/nathans-famous-to-be-demolished-not-really/] on Coney Island, Superstorm Sandy ravaged the business,

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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

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Recchia Presents Special Needs Workshop Tomorrow

Tomorrow City Councilman Domenic Recchia, in conjunction with the United Federation of Teachers Special Education Department and the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, will host a workshop for parents of special needs children. The event will take place at P.S. 329 the Surfside School at 6 p.

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Coney Island Mermaid Parade Tomorrow

from coneyisland.comThe 28th Annual Mermaid Parade begins tomorrow at 2 pm. From the official site [http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml]: > * The Parade will start at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue * The Parade will roll east to West 10th Street * at West 10th Street the Parade will turn