Daily Links: Shark Sightings Prompt Coney Island Beach to Close

In the News

• Progress Still Hard to See in Some Struggling Brooklyn Schools [NYT]
• Coney Island Beach Closed After Several Sharks Spotted [Eagle]
• Alamo Drafthouse BK Opening Summer With Williamsburgers, More [Eater]
• Coney Island’s Shore Theater Renderings Revealed [BK Daily]
• City Agencies Envision a New Brownsville [NYY]
• Landlord of Slope Senior Home Skips Payment to Women He’s Evicting [DNA]
• See the Food Hall Planned for Fort Greene’s New Luxury High-Rise [DNA]

Top Brownstoner Stories

• Second Affordable Lottery Kicks Off at Pacific Park, With Rents Ranging From $548 to $3,716
• Bed Stuy Two-Family Currently Operating as Bed and Breakfast Asks $1.4 Million
• Renovated Three-Bedroom Condo in Prewar Building Near Prospect Park Asks $899K

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