A cadre of Coney Island activists diligently monitoring the dredging of Coney Island Creek are calling on the state to end work on the peninsula’s coming ferry landing after new video shows toxic materials being dumped into the waterway.
After Coney Islanders believe they spotted an oil sheen on the waters of Coney Island Creek, local residents and elected officials are once again asking various government agencies to look into the safety of the peninsula’s incoming ferry landing.
A new Greenwood Heights watering hole is gearing up for its long-awaited grand opening next Friday, offering locals a new joint to kick back with a cold brew.
Latte-loving Brooklynites looking for local caffeine will soon have more options, as the Brooklyn Roasting Company is back from bankruptcy and better than ever, said the head black bean brewer.
A group of residents and a southern Brooklyn lawmaker are bringing the city’s Department of Transportation to court in hopes of halting the conversion of a stretch of 7th and 8th avenues into one-way streets.
A series of outdoor musicals at Park Slope’s Old Stone House will showcase the lesser-known history of the neighborhood as a lesbian sanctuary once affectionately coined “Dyke Slope.”
Construction is under way on a wastewater treatment facility in Sheepshead Bay, and city officials claim the new green infrastructure will be equivalent to taking 109 passenger cars off the road.
Coney Island’s newest attraction, The Phoenix roller coaster, will soon open at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, where it will serve as the latest addition to the neighborhood’s skyline.
The COVID-19 pandemic washed over the city and brought countless stories of death and despair for New York’s vulnerable — but it also robbed many seniors of much-needed social interaction.
City transportation officials are looking to convert a span of 7th and 8th avenues to one-way streets, but members of more than one community board maintain that the agency hasn’t done enough to inform residents about the major traffic adjustment.
