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Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle. … Full Article

Five-time hot-dog eating world champion Joey Chestnut stares down women's record-holder Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas during a weigh-in for contestants in the annual Coney Island Fourth of July international hot dog eating contest, at City Hall Park on Tuesday. … Full Article

Rich Donnelly never had a doubt about Kevin Plawecki. … Full Article

Coney Island Development Corp. affected NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced an agreement with the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to end lobbying on behalf of the development projects in Coney Island and in the Willets Point section of Queens. … Full Article

Step off the subway in Brighton Beach or Sheepshead Bay and, without the 10-and-a-half hour flight to Moscow or Odessa, it’s all there — food, clothing and culture — transported from the other side of the ocean and remade on the Brooklyn beach. … Full Article

SHEEPSHEAD BAY — U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Brooklyn-Queens) isn’t waiting for constituents to come to his district office for help. … Full Article

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Tourists visiting the Big Apple are encouraged to see Times Square, the Statue of Liberty and other sites. The State Legislature is asking, why not the Brooklyn Cyclones? … Full Article

By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle … Full Article

He’s dropping out and dropping in at the same time, though in a much less controversial manner than Vito Lopez. … Full Article