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State Sen. Diane Savino (left), pictured at a block party she hosted outside her Coney Island district office last year, ran unopposed for re-election on Tuesday. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

Savino wins her one-woman race

Trivia question: Who was one of the candidates who had an easy time on Election Night? The answer: state Sen. Diane Savino.  … Full Article
 
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
 
People brave high winds and blowing sand as they watch the rising surf at Coney Island Beach as Hurricane Sandy arrives on Oct. 29, 2012. Now, the beach at Coney Island will be protected from further erosion under a $25 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-directed project, a group of lawmakers announced on Tuesday.

Army Corps of Engineers hires contractor to repair Coney Island beach

Coney Island Beach will undergo critical repairs and emergency restoration to address Hurricane Sandy-related damage, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and a group of lawmakers announced on Tuesday. … Full Article
 
This Sept. 8 photo provided by the Green-Wood Historic Fund shows a wooden horse from an amusment park carousel built by William Mangels in an exhibit of his creations at the the Green-Wood Cemetery, where he is buried.

Exhibition looks at genius of Brooklyn carousel inventor

Coney Island's historic B&B Carousell is among several vintage attractions still thrilling visitors at the famous amusement park today. What parkgoers may not know is that William Mangels designed and built it. … Full Article
 

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