A fourth-floor fire at a Surf Avenue apartment building left one person injured and sent a wall of emergency vehicles racing to the scene, according to on-scene reports. Neighbors shared video showing multiple fire engines and ambulances stacked along the block while crews attacked the flames from the street and the upper floors.
“The last thing Lily said to me and my mother - which will forever haunt me - was 'I'm scared to go back to mommy, and want to stay here with you and grandma',” Small said in a gut-wrenching victim impact statement.
A verbal argument outside the Marlboro Houses in Coney Island turned violent on April 14 when someone pulled a gun and shot a 23-year-old woman in the left arm in front of 2249 Stillwell Avenue, according to police. Investigators say the suspected shooter has not yet been identified, and officers are asking neighbors to share any video or information that could help crack the case.
A 911 call reporting shots fired came in around 1:30 a.m. near Ocean Drive and Surf Avenue. Officers canvassing the area later found the victim inside a vehicle on West 35th Street near Bayview Avenue, more than half a mile from where the gunfire was reported.
In Coney Island, the Coney Island Museum will partner with HDC to promote the museum's goals for the neighborhood, including visioning a future that honors the neighborhood's legendary character in the wake of the divisive casino proposal. Plans also include walking tours and a survey of historic buildings in the neighborhood.
The hot dog's great success has always transcended class, wrapping the modern history of the United States into a portable bun. It all began with the five million German immigrants who arrived in two large waves from 1830 to 1890, during one of the Industrial Revolution's periods of rapid urbanization. The first hot dogs, then called frankfurters or wienerwursts, likely emerged in the mid-19th century,
According to police sources, the victim, a 15-year-old boy, entered the Carey Gardens NYCHA apartment building located at 2832 West 23rd St. in Coney Island just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 17. The boy had scheduled a meet-up over social media to sell his jacket. Instead, sources said, he walked into a trap. Upon arriving at the location, cops said, four suspects ambushed the teen, demanding all of his belongings and threatening to stab him.
