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Coney Island’s West 8th Street Walkway Was Torn Down Over The Weekend

Photo By Allan ShwekyThe shark-painted walkway stretching over Surf Avenue at the corner of West 8th Street was torn down over the weekend, just like the city promised. Last May, we reported [/coney-island-walkway-will-be-torn-down-this-summer/] that the rusted bridge was being dismantled for safety reasons. Originally, the bridge was put up 50

47th district

Council Candidate Demands Emergency Team Repair Bensonhurst Elevator

Source: johnforcouncil.com via the Advance GroupJohn Lisyanskiy, a candidate for the 47th District Council seat, is doing everything he can to lend a hand to the disable and elderly residents of 7714 Bay Parkway, who have been trapped without elevator service for three weeks. The candidate expressed his frustration

Todd Dobrin

Activist: Thunderstorm Reveals Problems With Coney Island Boardwalk

Source: "Friends of the Boardwalk" Facebook PageConey Island activist and City Council candidate Todd Dobrin published a dramatic photo yesterday on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3797786297421&set=o.184850918232970&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf] showing what he says is one of results of the

michael sarrel

Ruby’s To Use Reclaimed Boardwalk Wood In Renovation

Source: emilydickinsonridesabmx via FlickrRuby’s Bar and Grill in Coney Island is currently undergoing a full renovation which, thanks to owner Michael Sarrel, will include the use of reclaimed wood from Coney’s world-famous Riegelmann Boardwalk. The repurposed boards will decorate the soon-to-be revived watering hole, which opened in 1934

Brian Gottlieb

Treybich On A Brook-Krasny Collision Course

Michael Treybich (Source: Facebook via Politicker.com)The ever-knowledgeable Colin Campbell reported yesterday on a potential candidate for Domenic Recchia’s term-limited City Council seat. This would pit young attorney and legal director for the New York State Young Democrats Michael Treybich against Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny [/assemblyman-brook-krasneys-journey-from-moscow-to-albany/], who is reportedly

sol kaiser

Local Man Honors Grandfather With 50th Blood Donation

With the urgent need for blood in the New York Blood Center [http://www.nybloodcenter.org/index.jsp] (NYBC) always a constant, anyone who donates a measure of their life force is doing a big mitzvah. But if you donate, then donate some more, and then donate even more — going