Coney Island
An Election Day canvass of Coney Island projects finds 'people who need medical assistance'
Some New York City House Authority buildings in Coney Island still have "no electricity, no heat, no elevators," but lots of residents with medical needs, according to City Councilman Domenic Recchia. More
Assemblymen: Voting is a lower priority in the Rockaways, delayed in parts of Coney Island
Assemblyman Phil Goldefeder, who vividly described the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought on his district, laughed when I asked him this morning how Election Day is going. More
'It's that time': Coney Island hangs on, but the view from Surfside Gardens is grim
There’s a sandy ring, about chest high, on the office windows of Coney Island USA, signifying the ocean’s high-water mark. More
How will New York handle the election now?
It's difficult and almost unseemly to think about it now, with Breezy Point in ruins and Coney Island "devastated," but in exactly one week, it's Election Day in New York, and it's not clear how that's going to work. More
Coney Island, 'devastated'
Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is driving around his district in Coney Island, and finding much of it underwater. More
At Bloomberg's shark tank unveiling, he talks about the fear of bicycles
At an event unveiling the designs for a brand new, $130 million shark tank at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Mayor Michael Bloomberg answered some questions about bike share, bikes, and people's fear of them.
"I have a friend who was hit by a bicycle in Central Park just last week, got a concussion, and it really is disturbing when it happens," said the mayor, on Coney Island. "That's the bad news. The good news is it really happens very seldom." More
(1)Bloomberg says the M.T.A. needs more money, and he'll land his helicopter elsewhere
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning said subway stations don't need letter grades, they need more money, just like taxi drivers. Also, the fact he can no longer fly his helicopter on weekends from the 34th Street heliport won't affect his own more elite travel methods. More
SirenFest grows up and moves to Manhattan, for better, worse or neither
The dock does not feel like a dock, it just happens to be made of wood; the whole environment seems contrived for tourists and class trips rather than a raucous showcase for challenging, loud, difficult, erudite new music. At first, the crowd seemed, to me, to be reserving its judgment on the event, called 4Knots, in its first year under that name and at South Street Seaport. More
From penthouse to pavement, tabloids seek an angle on 'Capri Anderson'
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
