Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS…
Last Tuesday night, a 16-year-old boy was in the West 8 Street F station in Coney Island when no less than 10 kids chased him down, punched and kicked him,…
This is a blotter of this past week’s crime in the 60th Precinct, which includes Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Gravesend. We’ve divided the crimes up by type: robbery, assault,…
Coney Island’s Gerald J. Carey Gardens three-building, 51-unit public housing complex is getting a new community center in the middle of its buildings at 2920 West 23rd Street. The applicant…
Do you dream of making your neighborhood a more colorful, healthy, or creative place? Perhaps you have a stellar idea for starting a greenhouse or a soccer league, building a…
If locals get their way, the notoriously polluted Coney Island Creek just might become Brooklyn’s third Superfund Site. (Currently, the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek are the only Superfund Sites…
Stay up to date on community happenings, cultural events and other free or otherwise affordably priced goings-ons in your community. For even more things to do around Brooklyn, or to…
Bensonhurst’s backwards wheelchair lady is a local legend in her own time, a defier of logic who wheels in the wrong direction and appears to have full use of her…
Although it can be a controversial topic, the government adds certain chemicals (fluoride, chlorine) to the public’s water for health reasons. While the presence of the chemicals in the water…
As colder temperatures descend on our area, reliable heat is absolutely essential. Paying for heat is a serious concern for many working families, senior citizens, and others living on fixed…
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This Week’s Apartment Rental Roundup: Two-Bedrooms For Under $2,000 A Month
Ah, the holiday season. Chestnuts, open fires, yadda yadda. It’s too cold. Way. Too. Cold. Here are some places for you to warm up. 2063 85th Street, #1 Available: January…
Police Say Teenage Girl Who Was Allegedly Gang Raped For Days In Coney Island Apartment Was There Voluntarily
A 15-year-old female was kidnapped at gunpoint by five teenage boys as she was walking down West 24th Street close to Surf Avenue on Monday afternoon, took her to the…
