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It would be terrible for Coney Island to have Justin Brannan as a leader. Why? The head of the EDC, the Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio Reynoso and Justin Brannan have all been lobbied by Thor Properties concerning the Coney Island Casino. None of these people mentioned they were lobbied by Thor about the casino. Coney […]
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023They Are Trying to Rezone This Corner with a Nine Story Building and 100 Dwellings -Whoever is Voting For this Rezoning is Heartless!
There’s a huge rezoning for New Utrecht Avenue and 71st Street – where the old bank was located. The planned building is supposed to be nine stories and have 100 units. This is the old Capital One Bank site on 72nd and New Utrecht Avenue. There is a public hearing on Thursday, March 9th at […]
Monday, March 6th, 2023Kitten Brothers for Adoption at SCAR
Marzipan and Oreo are our four-month-old brothers available for adoption at SCAR. Sean Casey Animal Rescue 153 East 3rd Street. They are open from 11 a.m. until 7 pm. . .
Saturday, March 4th, 2023Renderings of a New Casino For Coney Island
CONEY ISLAND CASINO: The Coney Island Casino bid has released its first renderings. What else the venue will offer, and how one of the project’s close advisors believes it can revitalize the local economy – https://t.co/dBksaykO9Q pic.twitter.com/a9RNlHJb9P — News12BK (@News12BK) March 4, 2023 Atlantic City is proof that casinos don’t help communities. Would you want […]
Saturday, March 4th, 2023RIP Tamika Richards – Killed in Hit and Run in Coney Island
A forty-one year old mother and her 18-year-old son were crossing Mermaid Avenue at West 24th Street in Coney Island on Friday night near 9:00 pm. The driver of a red pickup truck struck them both and sped off. Tamika Richards died. Her son is at Langone Hospital injured. (Info and here) RIP Tamika Richards.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023Body Parts Were Found at Coney Island Beach
Part of Coney Island Beach was closed this morning because they found a decomposed leg in the water. (News here) The Post said the deceased is a man in his 50’s. (Source) The news shared that a diver found other body parts in the same location – near the rocks – on Saturday. .
Saturday, February 18th, 2023Huge Fire at 11th Avenue Electric Bike Shop
The 11th Avenue Bike Shop at 6308 – 11th Avenue in Borough Park had a serious fire around 2:30 am this morning. It took two hours to put out the fire. Two firefighters were hurt. (News here) Pic from Video here The Citizen App has an incorrect address for this fire. When the video starts, […]
Friday, February 17th, 2023Lenny’s Pizzeria is Closing For Good on Sunday
Lenny’s Pizzeria, which is best known as the pizzeria that John Travolta ate a double-stacked slice in the 1977 movie, Saturday Night Fever just announced that they are closing for good on Sunday. It’s been open for 70 years! Josephine wrote that her father, Frank Giordano is 77-years-old and it is time for him to […]
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023RIP DeAndre Matthews – Missing College Student Found Burned on Brooklyn Train Tracks
RIP DeAndre Matthews – just 19 years old. Brooklyn residents are calling for justice after the murder of DeAndre Matthews, a 19-year-old gay student whose body was found burned on railroad tracks last week. #DeAndreMatthews #HateCrime #LGBTQ https://t.co/0S7baIFvfq — The Pink Times (@thepinktimes) February 14, 2023 Police found Matthews with “significant burn wounds throughout his body” and […]
Friday, February 3rd, 2023Problems on Fort Hamilton & 70th Street – Where’s the NCO’s from the 68th Precinct?
Neighbors have shared some of the unsafe happenings around Ft. Hamilton Parkway, near 70th Street to let neighbors know to be alert. Avoid this area if possible, as the NCO’s from the 68th Precinct have not come up with a remedy for the problem. The police have received video of what is going on and […]
Monday, January 30th, 2023Andrew Gounardes Failed To Take Action When Migrants Complained of Poor Conditions
Senator Gounardes’ district was drastically changed with redistricting. While this helped Gounardes have a very easy election, it also showed Gounardes failed to take action for his community AGAIN. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is in Gounardes’ district. When migrants complained of poor conditions at that location and returned to sleep outside the Watson Hotel in […]
Tuesday, January 24th, 2023Woman Arrested on 17th Ave. & Bay Ridge Ave.
Pic from Video Here Around 8:15 pm tonight, there was a lot of commotion on 17th Avenue and Bay Ridge Avenue in Bensonhurst. Police gathered around a red car and then a woman was put in handcuffs. Pic from Video Here The voice in the video says that the woman was stealing packages! After the […]
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