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Brooklyn GOP seat swaps could pave way for Ari Kagan’s return to city council

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Adam Daly Former New York City Council Member Ari Kagan is eyeing a possible political comeback this election season as Brooklyn’s Republican officials look to engage in a series of seat swaps between city and state government. Reports earlier this month indicated that Kagan, who switched from the Democratic to…

City’s ‘bold new vision’ for Coney Island includes 1,500 new homes, renovations for boardwalk and sports center

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Adam Daly Coney Island is set to undergo a sweeping transformation under new city plans to bring 1,500 mixed-income homes to the People’s Playground, alongside substantial investments in the iconic Riegelmann Boardwalk, utilities, and other community amenities. The Abe Stark Sports Center will also undergo a $42 million renovation, including…

Coney Island community health clinic destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to re-open in new, permanent location

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Feb. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price A Coney Island community health clinic is set to reopen in a new, permanent location in what NYC Health+Hospitals called a “significant milestone” for providing healthcare to the community. Hospital leaders, doctors, and elected officials including U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries gathered on Surf Avenue on…

Family and friends mourn Jonathan Campos, Brooklyn-born pilot killed in D.C. plane crash

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Feb. 11, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell A southern Brooklyn-born American Airlines pilot who died in a plane crash near Washington, D.C., was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as a devoted family man and skilled aviator. Jonathan Campos, 34, was piloting the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter over the…

Coney Island graduate among victims killed in D.C. midair collision

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Jan. 31, 2025 By Adam Daly Jonathan Campos, a 34-year-old Coney Island high school graduate, was identified as one of the 67 victims killed in the devastating midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. The crash occurred shortly…

Op-ed | Why Coney Island should embrace The Coney

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Jan. 27, 2025 By Joseph Packer For years, Coney Island has been left behind. As much of Brooklyn and New York City experienced a renaissance, Coney Island has remained stagnant. Part of this is because the city and state have not invested here and in doing so allowed our beloved community to fall by…

Coney Island community board votes against land use change for proposed casino

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Jan. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A southern Brooklyn community board voted against changing land use rules for the proposed Coney Island casino on Wednesday night in the project’s latest setback. Community Board 13 voted 24-11 to deny developers’ application to close part of Bowery Street and purchase air rights above existing buildings in…

Teen arrested for allegedly shoving man onto Brooklyn subway tracks, claims he was threatened by victim

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Jan. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses Transit detectives arrested a knife-wielding teen Tuesday for allegedly shoving a man onto the tracks at the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station last month, and the suspect had plenty to say about the incident. According to police sources, 19-year-old Andrew Pashinin was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad at…

Coney Island casino’s future a crapshoot after community board committee votes ‘no’

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Jan. 16, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Community Board 13’s Land Use Committee dealt a blow to the proposed Coney Island casino on Wednesday night, as it voted to deny developers’ application to alter land use restrictions to make way for the facility.  After a heated two-hour meeting, the committee voted 7-2 against the application,…