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Department of Small Business Services Comissioner Maria Torres-Springer speaks about the city services available for impacted small businesses with Councilmember Mark Treyger, Executive Director of Alliance for Coney Island Johanna Zaki and the owner of JR Island Meat Market.

Small Business Commissioner Torres-Springer visits Coney Island storefronts to help Sandy-impacted businesses

New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer on Monday visited new storefronts along Mermaid Avenue that are being renovated as part of the city’s Hurricane Sandy Storefront Improvement Program. … Full Article

Shawn O’Connor became the second coach in Lincoln High School history to compile 100 wins when the Railsplitters beat Clinton on Friday.

Lincoln beats undefeated Clinton, gives O’Connor his 100th win

As Lincoln head coach Shawn O’Connor picked up his 100th career win as coach, he wasn’t thinking back to his glory days of winning the 2011 or 2013 city title or the four All-Americans he coached. … Full Article

District Attorney Ken Thompson was in Coney Island on Thursday night where he hosted a town hall meeting to discuss issues in the neighborhood, including gun violence.

Thompson addresses gun violence at Coney Island meeting

Andrea Clinton has lived in Coney Island for the better part of a century. Even as crime has dropped in the neighborhood considerably since the 1990s, she said she is still afraid of the rampant gun violence she has seen. … Full Article

Councilmember Mark Treyger is inviting residents of his district to come up with ideas on which capital projects they would like to see funded. Photo courtesy Treyger’s office

How to spend $1 million: Treyger seeks ideas from residents

Councilmember Mark Treyger has an enticing proposition for his constituents. He is offering them the chance to say how $1 million in city money should be spent in their community. It’s all part of the city’s participatory budgeting process, which is now underway. … Full Article

Vincent Favale and Frankie Keane are the creators of “Hereafter Musical,” opening Oct. 25 at the Snapple Theater in Manhattan. Photo courtesy Vincent Favale

‘Hereafter Musical’ takes a joyful look at the afterlife

Death and the afterlife might not seem like ideal subjects for a joyful musical. But don’t tell that to Vincent Favale and Frankie Keane, the creators of “Hereafter Musical,” a show that seeks to depict how the living and the deceased think about each other. … Full Article

Broadway star Liz Callaway is one of the stars of the new show “Timeless: Three Generations of the Great, American Songbook” at Onstage at Kingsborough on Oct. 18.

Cabaret stars to open ‘Great American Songbook’ at Kingsborough

A cabaret legend, a Broadway veteran and a newcomer to the world of music will team up for a special show at Kingsborough Community College that will highlight great American songs. … Full Article

Brooklyn Eagle interview with Luis Rodriguez

Late Comeback propels Lincoln over Grand Street

It looked like Lincoln’s reign as the top high school football team in Brooklyn had finally come to an end. Grand Street was leading with two minutes to play, and the Railsplitters had to move the ball downfield 75 yards to complete a comeback. … Full Article