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So there's no mistaking which Smorgasburg we're visiting, here's the Coney Island Boardwalk, which is down the block from the venue. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A Coney Island Smorgasburg sampler

Bring on the mahi mahi ceviche tacos and the BLT lobster rolls. Smorgasburg has come to Coney Island. … Full Article
 
If you love the ocean as much as we do, this is the Coney Island photo you most want to see. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

This is what Coney Island looks like without crowds

These photos are for fellow Brooklynites who are chained to their desks today. … Full Article
 
Thor Equities is transforming one of its Coney Island properties into an outdoor museum called Coney Art Walls — until autumn. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

A checklist of Thor Equities' Coney Island properties

What happens after the art departs? … Full Article
 
Come on down to Coney Island, home of the Wonder Wheel, to see high-profile art curator and dealer Jeffrey Deitch's Coney Art Walls project. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

All hail Jeffrey Deitch's Coney Art Walls project

A little fun is a good thing — especially in the heart of America's Playground. This summer, Thor Equities is bringing fun of the artsy sort to a blacktopped lot on Stillwell Avenue and the Bowery, which sits smack in the middle of Coney Island's amusement district. … Full Article
 
The Cyclone, pictured when it broke down in March. Eagle photo by Dipti Kumar

Coney Island's Cyclone breaks down; riders climb off

Coney Island's historic Cyclone roller coaster has broken down for the second time this season. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny will formally announce his resignation when the legislative session ends on Albany, according to an aide. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Brook-Krasny to resign from State Assembly on July 7

Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny, the first Soviet-born man to serve in the New York State Assembly, is planning to resign from his post to take a job in the private sector  … Full Article
 
The B1 bus travels along 86th Street in Bensonhurst on its way to Manhattan Beach. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Colton, TWU demand better service on B1 bus line

The B1 bus line, which runs between 86th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge and Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach, is badly in need of a service upgrade, according to a local lawmaker and leaders of a transportation union. … Full Article
 
Paul Lieb, shown in a World War II era photo, trained at the Sheepshead Bay Merchant Marine Training Station, now the site of Kingsborough Community College. Photo courtesy Kingsborough Community College

WWII marine takes Kingsborough on walk down memory lane

Paul Lieb visited Kingsborough Community College even before it was Kingsborough Community College. … Full Article
 
There are construction permits in the window of 8686 15th Ave., which changed hands in December 2013. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

The Bath Beach sale market: A sampler

Bath Beach homes that aren't decaying like 85 Bay 8th St. — see related story — command solid sale prices, even those destined for major renovations. … Full Article
 
The sign on the boarded-up window of 85 Bay 8th St. says the property is under contract — but in reality, the sale already closed. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Attorney buys 85 Bay 8th St., a Bath Beach eyesore

There's promising news for fed-up residents of Bay 8th Street and Benson Avenue. The derelict house in their midst has a new owner. Surely something will be done now about the mess and decay that have plagued the place for years. … Full Article
 

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