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I grew up in my parent's coney island Downriver.My father started the restaurant eight years after his family immigrated to Detroit from Poland in 1975.Going on 40 years, Pete's Place has seen many changes from the once-small coney island that served the classics with a Polish addition.Coney dogs, chili cheese fries, and large salads with extra sides of pink Greek dressing accompanied Polish dishes like stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and sauerkraut, and freshly rolled pierogi.

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After weeks of community uproar, the MTA has announced that they will offer free shuttle service to replace the shuttered F train in southern Brooklyn on weekends this year.

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New York City's first-ever multifamily geothermal building is one step closer to welcoming tenants to Coney Island.Real estate and development firm LOCR announced on Tuesday they had built the top floor of the 471,000-square foot, 463-unit residential building at 1515 Surf Ave.

Good morning.It's Tuesday.We'll hear from a scientist who figured out that New York City is sinking, in part because all the buildings weigh 1.68 trillion pounds.We'll also look at why the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing raising the base fare to $2.90.Image Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times Maybe you have had that sinking feeling lately.

Good morning.It's Tuesday.We'll hear from a scientist who figured out that New York City is sinking, in part because all the buildings weigh 1.68 trillion pounds.We'll also look at why the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing raising the base fare to $2.90.Image Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times Maybe you have had that sinking feeling lately.

For years, anyone going across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York has had to cast their eyes on former President Donald J. Trump's surname, emblazoned in paving stones at the entrance to the public golf course he controls in the Bronx.For most New Yorkers, it is a peculiar, particular affront made worse by the high greens fees charged at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point: $195 during the weekends, out of reach for many residents in one of the country's poorest counties.

Fire up the barbecues.Memorial Day is here, and with it, the unofficial start of summer.The ocean water might still be a bit too chilly for swimming, but it's time to dive into those warm-weather activities you've been missing.So get outside and explore safely, of course.(Wear your sunblock!)Been craving a day in the park?

Last weekend, several Brooklyn principals were told that their schools would immediately be sheltering hundreds of asylum seekers, by way of mayoral fiat.The schools commandeered into service were chosen because they had stand-alone gyms, apart from the main buildings, which would separate children from the adults who would temporarily be staying there, side by side in tight rows of green cots.

New York City is about to cut the ribbon on a new $923 million public hospital building, not far from the beach in Coney Island, that is designed to be practically flood-proof and that promises to elevate the level of health care for hundreds of thousands of people in South Brooklyn.The new Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital building, which opens Tuesday, was born out of a crisis.

More than a year ago, a mass shooting on the subway in Brooklyn miraculously killed no one.But as the victims live on, so do their physical and psychological wounds.No one died when 10 people were shot in the random attack during the morning rush hour, as the train snaked through Sunset Park: A passenger who had been sitting quietly suddenly hurled smoke grenades and brandished a weapon, firing 33 shots.

Bidders looking to bring a casino to Coney Island released their vision for the gambling hub on Friday, featuring a towering glass building overlooking the amusement park in the heart of the waterfront community.Dubbed "The Coney," the structure would feature the first legal gambling facility in the Five Boroughs, along with a new hotel just steps from the iconic Coney Island Boardwalk.

As dusk fell on Sunday evening, thousands of Brooklynites celebrated the first night of Hanukkah, gathering together to light community menorahs from Grand Army Plaza to Coney Island.The celebrations were jubilant - attendees danced and sang with their friends and neighbors as the first candles were lit on the chilly December night.

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Brooklynites can finally celebrate warm weather and soak up some sun at the Coney Island Beach, which opened for the summer season over the weekend with hundreds of revelers descending on the shores of America's Playground.

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A stampede of over 26,000 runners will pound the pavement for over 13 miles on Saturday during the Brooklyn Half Marathon, winding their way through the streets of Kings County.

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A woman is dead and a teenager is injured after a hit-and-run in Coney Island on March 3.
Tamika Richards was crossing the intersection of Mermaid Avenue at W. 24th Street at around 8:50 p.m., when a red pick-up truck traveling westbound struck her in the intersection, according to police.

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A 17-year-old boy has died after a broad daylight stabbing in Brooklyn Friday.At around 3:20 p.m. Jan. 20, cops responded to a 911 call of a man stabbed near a Rite Aid at West 30th Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island.

A nonprofit Coney Island arts organization is working to convert the People's Playground's storied Shooting Gallery Arts Annex into a retro arcade and live music venue, according to the group's director.Coney Island USA recently launched an online fundraiser, with all funds going towards purchasing new gear for future musicians to rock out with - and towards turning the shooting gallery into a "viable space" for live performances.

A nonprofit Coney Island arts organization is working to convert the People's Playground's storied Shooting Gallery Arts Annex into a retro arcade and live music venue, according to the group's director.Coney Island USA recently launched an online fundraiser, with all funds going towards purchasing new gear for future musicians to rock out with - and towards turning the shooting gallery into a "viable space" for live performances.

According to New York City laws, landlords must provide hot water to their tenants 365 days a year, and keep their apartments warm during the chilly months - during "Heat Season," they have to keep apartments at 68 degrees Fahrenheit when outdoor temperatures drop below 55 degrees.But the city's largest landlord - the New York City Housing Authority - often violates those laws.

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Daniel Murphy will take over as the executive director of the Alliance for Coney Island in the new year, the organization announced on Wednesday."It's both an honor and a great opportunity for me to join the team at the Alliance for Coney Island and continue ACI's mission of supporting our neighborhood's small businesses, community-based organizations, and residential communities as they work together to keep world-famous Coney Island one of the most the welcoming and fun places in the world to live, work and visit," Murphy said in a statement.

Mayor Adams claimed Tuesday that his new policy of housing migrants in public school gymnasiums won't directly impact students s - even as parents protested his latest effort to find ways to shelter the more than 60,000 migrants who've come to the city since last year."They will not be impacted directly," Adams said during an interview on 1010 WINS.

Mayor Adams claimed Tuesday that his new policy of housing migrants in public school gymnasiums won't directly impact students s - even as parents protested his latest effort to find ways to shelter the more than 60,000 migrants who've come to the city since last year."They will not be impacted directly," Adams said during an interview on 1010 WINS.

The shooting at Williamsburg Charter High School that wounded two students and an adult Wednesday follows a series of violent incidents just outside city campuses and an increase in the number of weapons found in schools.So far this school year, there have been 2,984 weapons found at city schools, according to the NYPD, including eight guns, 168 Tasers or stun guns and 1,192 knives.

Rents around Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza have risen faster than at any other subway stop over the past year, according to a new analysis by the apartment listing site RentHop.Apartments near the Grand Army Plaza 2/3 station have risen by 25% in the past year, climbing to $2,800 for a one-bedroom by the famed 80-foot Soldiers and Sailors Arch and grand entrance to Prospect Park.

On Wednesday, May 3, the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn hosted a monthly meeting at Gargiulo's Restaurant in Coney Island, where attorney Daniel Garrie, a top voice in the cybersecurity and computer forensic space for over 20 years, gave an enlightening lecture on cybersecurity.The issue has become increasingly important since the pandemic, Columbian Lawyers President Salvatore Scibetta explained.

Taylor Swift paid tribute to The National by playing 'coney island', on which they guested, for the first time on the latest stop of her 'Eras' tour.The song, taken from her 2020 album 'evermore' was played along with 'The Other Side Of The Door' from 'Fearless' as part of the "surprise song" segment of the show, which made a stop last night (April 28) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Taylor Swift performed "Coney Island" live for the first time in Atlanta Friday night (April 28).But the Evermore highlight, a heart-wrenching track that features The National 's Matt Berninger trading vocals with Swift, was a solo performance at the city's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.Swift carefully chose her words in introducing "Coney Island" to the stadium bursting with zealous fans, clarifying that she had something special up her sleeve but the surprise would be delivered by her alone.

Are multiple Boygenius tearjerkers not enough for you today?Then you'll be pleased to know the National is back with a new album, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein, out April 28.It even features Boygenius's Phoebe Bridgers - along with some of your other favorite songwriters to weep to, Taylor Swift and Sufjan Stevens.

The Taylor Swift Cinematic Universe has expanded once again.On April 27, her new duet with The National dropped, giving Swifties a new longing ballad about reuniting exes to play on repeat.But there are more reasons to love "The Alcott" than just what's on the surface.As Easter egg-hunting Swifties well know, all of Swift's releases have a deeper meaning, and "The Alcott" is filled with references and connections to certain songs in her discography.

Singer celebrates arrival of First Two Pages of Frankenstein will first-ever performance of Evermore collaboration
Taylor Swift performed her Evermore track "Coney Island" live for the first time Friday as The Eras Tour reached Atlanta.As Swift noted onstage at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday also marked the release date for the National's new album First Two Pages of Frankenstein; the National features one of Swift's go-to collaborators Aaron Dessner, who recently appeared onstage with Swift.

Swifties, brace yourselves: Taylor Swift has new music on the horizon.Well, sort of.It's no secret the world has been in a lavender haze since Swift released last year.Now, the pop singer is offering stans a break from endlessly looping the album thanks to an upcoming collaboration with The National.

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The MTA will run limited service on the F line most weekends this summer as work continues on a signal upgrade project, leaving Coney Island residents frustrated.While the project is underway, service to the last 12 stops on the line will be cut nearly every weekend beginning April 28 until September 11.

Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one.Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, March 27- April 2. Details and times are subject to change.Josh Lucas and Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama.Credit...Peter Iovino/Touchstone Pictures SWEET HOME ALABAMA (2002) 7:30 p.m. on Freeform.

Some of my best experiences eating food never make it to the page: If a dining establishment doesn't merit a, dish of the week, point on a map, or paragraph in a feature story, it often disappears.Those fleeting encounters with restaurants are often the most enjoyable.Accordingly, I resolved to keep an informal diary reflecting my unvarnished daily experiences.

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Pride is returning to southern Brooklyn for yet another year.RUSA LGBTQ+, a network of Russian-speaking individuals and immigrants from parts of the former Soviet Union, will march along the Riegelmann Boardwalk on May 21 to mark the seventh annual edition of Brighton Beach Pride.

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A drive-by gunman shot four people in Coney Island on Friday afternoon, and sent countless others into a panic as the gunshots rained down.Police responded to a 911 call just before 5 p.m. at a smoke shop near 3222 Mermaid Avenue, just a few blocks from the neighborhood's iconic amusement park, and found four bloodied victims reeling from the gruesome crime.

Robert Cornegy Jr., a former councilmember for the 36th district, has joined a team of entertainment bigwigs in their bid to win a license to build a new casino in Coney Island.The state is preparing to issue a batch of new casino licenses in downstate New York, and Coney local Joe Sitt, who owns part of the peninsula's entertainment district, is leading the charge to bring one to the People's Playground through his development company Thor Equities.

Southern Brooklynites are blasting the MTA's latest bus network redesign, saying it would make public transit worse in the area that already suffers from lackluster transportation options.The MTA released a draft plan for the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign in December 2022 that "reimagines the current Brooklyn bus network" to cater to modern transportation needs.

A suspect has been nabbed for exposing and pleasuring himself five times in front of young women on the subway in Brooklyn and Queens, police said Thursday.One of the five victims, a 19-year-old woman victimized twice within an hour on the Q line near Brooklyn's Newkirk Ave.station took pictures of the suspect on her cellphone, police said.

Jonah Kinigstein, 99, has been making art since he was a teenager.Some of his work satirizes modern artists such as Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock, visible in the painting behind him.Matthew Schuerman/NPR In the 1950s, Jonah Kinigstein was on the verge of making it big in New York's art world.He won a Fulbright to Rome.

The G line is the forgotten stepchild, no more!The MTA is set to approve a $368 million contract to install a modern communications-based train control (CBTC) signal system on the G line, which would make the Brooklyn-Queens line the third in New York City equipped with the technology.The agreement, which is likely to be approved at the MTA's board meeting on Wednesday, stipulates the work should be done in just shy of five years.

Alberto Zamperla, a global amusement park impresario whose revival of Luna Park helped Coney Island recover from decades of decline, died on Nov. 17 near Vicenza, in northeast Italy.He was 71.His death, in a hospital in Altaville Vicentina, was confirmed by his son Alessandro, who said the cause had not yet been determined.

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A jerk tried to make a $1,226 purchase from a liquor store on Neptune Ave with a card stolen from a Dollar Tree shopper on Dec. 11.

It's the redistricting process that never ends!The state's Independent Redistricting Commission last week unanimously voted to approve and release a new draft Assembly map that could make some big changes to Brooklyn's representation in the lower chamber.New York's once-a-decade redistricting process has stretched on for months as the parties battle it out over district lines - after the Independent Redistricting Commission failed to produce new maps for the state Senate, Assembly, and the House of Representatives by their deadline in January, the Democratic-majority state legislature took over and drew their own maps.