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DEATH BY SANDY? Fallout may doom Coney Island's Mermaid Parade

Coney Island
The famed Coney Island Mermaid Parade, which has attracted a half-million people for each of the past few years, may have to be canceled this year because of damage from Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article
 

Six months after Sandy, Grimm tours hurricane damaged Coney Island Hospital

Coney Island
Six months after Superstorm Sandy crippled Coney Island Hospital, US Rep. Michael Grimm took a tour of the hospital to see the progress that has been made to get the facility back up to full strength.  … Full Article
 

As summer approaches, sand pileups plague Coney Boardwalk

Coney Island
Many Coney Island residents and business owners are complaining about sand drifting and piling up on the boardwalk. … Full Article
 

Savino says her pot bill won't go up in smoke

Coney Island
Is New York going to become the next state to legalize marijuana? It’s too soon to tell, but one Brooklyn lawmaker is doing her best to make sure it happens. … Full Article
 

A condo on the ocean with the view of a toilet?

Brighton Beach
Residents of a Brighton Beach luxury apartment complex have sued New York City over a public restroom going up on the boardwalk that, they claim, will obstruct their ocean views.  … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Doctor Convicted in $77M Medicare fraud scheme

Brighton Beach
Gustave Drivas, M.D., a Staten Island resident who owned a medical clinic in Brooklyn, was convicted Tuesday of two felony counts for his role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme.  … Full Article
 

Coney Island Aquarium will partly reopen on May 25

Coney Island
The New York Aquarium will partially reopen on May 25, a milestone that will be celebrated about seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the 14-acre aquarium campus. … Full Article
 

Savino reopens her office in storm-torn Coney Island

Coney Island
In a sign that Coney Island is bouncing back from the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, state Sen. Diane Savino announced that she has reopened her district office there. … Full Article
 

40 percent of Sheepshead Bay stores still shut post-Sandy

Sheepshead Bay
Gokhan Karakollukcu never imagined that the placid waters beyond Emmons Avenue would blast apart his café's windows one late and horrifying October night last year. … Full Article
 

DA’s office charges MD who performed fatal liposuction

Sheepshead Bay
Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes on Thursday announced the indictment of Dr. Oleg Davie, 51, for recklessly performing liposuction on a patient whom he knew previously had heart transplant surgery.  The liposuction procedure resulted in her death. … Full Article
 

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