Alliance for Coney Island
Fireworks rang in the 2013 season. (Photo by Butch)Coney Island’s traditional Friday night fireworks will kick off for the 2014 season on June 20, just hours before the first day of summer and the Mermaid Parade, Amusing the Zillion reports [http://amusingthezillion.com/2014/05/30/coney-island-fireworks-2014-fridays-six-saturdays-and-more/] . The
chuck reichenthal
Source: bitchcakes via flickrThe walkway connecting the West 8th Street train station to the Coney Island Boardwalk will soon be no more. Brooklyn Daily reports [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2013/19/bn_surfavebridge_2013_05_10.html] that the city is tearing down the rusted shark-painted bridge for safety
burglary
UPDATE (11:55 a.m.): Looks like our original report was off the mark (and we’ve altered the headline to reflect as much). The incident above emerged from a dispute over money, with one arrest. Shortly before 2:00 p.m., a 42-year-old man and a 45-year-old man began
maria campanella
The “We ♥ Japan” relief fundraiser of Gravesend held by the “Ice Cream Girl” came out to be a successful night bringing more than 100 residents to the event and raising $1,097 for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” Campanella collected donations for the