A Little Piece of Michael Jackson Lives On in Brooklyn
Coney Island's Dragon Wagon Kiddie Coaster came from Neverland!
Posted 06/22/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Orhan Yegen Plans to Go Up Against Coney’s Turkish Giants
The Sip Sak chef travels deep into Brooklyn.
Posted 05/12/09 in Grub Street
Fire Damage
Rising From the Ashes: Lovely Day and Totonno’s Could Reopen in July
The latest on two fire-felled favorites.
Posted 05/11/09 in Daily Intel
Photo Op
Saturday in Coney Island: Hot Rods, Cool Chicks
This weekend Coney Island was packed with cool cars and hot rockabilly chicks for the annual Rumblers Car Club show.
Posted 04/07/09 in Grub Street
Temporary Closings
Ruby’s Is Still MIA From Coney; Peggy O’Neill’s Leaves Bay Ridge
A shot of the boardwalk institution sans boardwalk.
Posted 03/19/09 in Grub Street
Reopenings
Brooklyn Comebacks
Totonno's and Armando's will return to their former homes.
Posted 02/23/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Posted 02/19/09 in Grub Street
Endangered
Ruby’s Still Fighting for Its Life As Coney’s Opening Day Approaches
If the bar agrees to a higher rent, will it have to operate at a loss?
Posted 01/26/09 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Planned Coney Amphitheater Derided As ‘Plastic Potato Chip’
Critics are saying the $64 million project's a waste of money and an eater-upper of parkland.
Posted 12/24/08 in Grub Street
Endangered
Thor Puts Ruby’s and Nathan’s on the Market
A Coney Island institution may not have long for this world.
Posted 12/08/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Palm-Size Gaydar Device Available on Coney Island
'Just point this mechanism at your target and press the button!' Isn't that what you do anyway?
Posted 11/14/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Coney to Challenge Mighty Fort Greene Brooklyn Flea Monopoly
When you think about it, scary kitsch and Coney Island DO go hand in hand...
Posted 09/05/08 in Daily Intel
Sad Things
Astroland to Close for Good, Again
The owner of the fabled amusement park says it's over for real this time.
Posted 09/02/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Does Dumbo’s Squarehead Have a Secret Admirer?
A copycat has taken over for a famed Dumbo robber. Plus, déjà vu at Astroland, tenant grievances in the East Village, and more in our post–Labor Day boroughs briefing.
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