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  Improv Everywhere's "Black Tie Beach"
  Improv Everywhere's latest mission brought hundreds of formal-attired improvers to Coney Island.
  by bryanmckay / on Sep 1, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “coney island”

 

• Coney Island 2013: Weathering The Storm

  
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  Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Business , Festivals and Events , Food and Drink , Photos , Stories , North America , United States , Consumer Activism A photo of Coney Island from May 2013 When the first structures were being built in Coney Island in the 1840s, the ...
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• The Diary of a First-Time Half Marathoner: The Brooklyn Half

  
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  Runners at the starting line. A couple years ago, when everyone else I knew started running marathons, I hastily declared to a friend, "Oh, theyre just going through a mid-20s crisis."  Secretly though, I had been jealous of their abilities to run distances longer than two miles - my then record on the ...
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• Magic at Coney Tomorrow

  
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  Filed under: BROOKLYN , Coney Island , Contemporary Variety , Magicians & Quick-Change , PLUGS Tagged: Coney Island , magic show
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• What’s Going On At Brigham Street? It’s The Drop Off Point For Brighton’s New Bathrooms

  
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  We’ve received a lot of e-mails these last few days about what’s going on at Brigham Street, south of Emmons Avenue. The stretch of street that abuts the waterway was been closed off by police, and cranes, barges and construction equipment have taken up the space since Monday. No, it ain’t the beginning of ...
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• (Artist Spotlight/Video) GINA MONTANA [ @GINAMONTANABK ] - "MORNING GLORY"

  
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  Yo I havent heard a female spit like this in a minute.....well maybe not ever. Before you go all crazy on me saying Im wilding, what Im talking about is the passion and pain in her voice. Maybe she just knocked it out the park on this record and I need to listen to more of her discography, but this record right here ...
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• Mermaid Kickstarter Hits $30,000; and More Brooklyn Briefs

  
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  - Coney Island Mermaid Parade Kickstarter hits $30,000! [ Kickstarter ] - Brooklyn brothers hoarded testosterone gel, shot man in roid rage. [ NY Daily News ] - Want to finish law school in two years? Brooklyn Law has a program for you. [ Brooklyn Eagle ] - Check out how yesterdays rain flooded parts of ...
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• Coney Island Souvenirs Throughout The Years

  
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  In May 1654, the early settlers of Gravesend, Brooklyn purchased what is now known as Coney Island from the local Native Americans. Back then it was just a beach, but by the 1840s it had morphed into how many of us know it now: a vacation getaway right in our own city. Roads and steamships [...]
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• Save the Mermaid Parade, the Kickstarter

  
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  Over the past 30 years, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade has become the country’s largest art parade. With its shimmering, extravagant floats, fabulously zany performers, and pastie-plastered nips as far as the eye can see, there’s really nothing like it. But after Sandy destroyed the freakshow, museum, and ...
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• UPDATE: Despite Continued Protests New Bathrooms Still Coming To Coney Island

  
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  This summer, it looks like beach goers will be able to flush with impunity after all. Last week we reported that plans to install the $2 million state-of-the-art bathroom facilities along the shores of Brighton Beach had been delayed for unexplained reasons. According to a Parks Department press release, it looks ...
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• Prosecutors Move To Seize Bank Accounts, Properties Of Rasputin Owner Michael Levitis

  
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  Prosecutors have filed papers to restrain approximately 40 bank accounts operated by Michael Levitis or those connected to him, and have moved to seize two Manhattan Beach properties in order to preserve funds for victims of his alleged fraud, according to statements by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. According to the ...
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• Rasputin Owner And Russian Dolls Star Michael Levitis Busted In Fraud Scheme

  
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  Rasputin Restaurant owner and Russian Dolls co-star Michael Levitis, and three others, were charged with fraud this morning, as prosecutors claim they operated a debt settlement company that swindled more than 1,200 people out of a total of millions of dollars Levitis, who owns Mission Settlement Agency at 2713 Coney ...
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• South Bronx school to get eye clinic

  
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  PS 18 in Morrisania to get new vision clinic next school year WILLIAMS, BUDD Kids getting eyes examined by Helen Keller Worldwide at a Bronx public school back in 2001. A community-based eye clinic to be housed in a South Bronx school is set to open next school year. A new vision clinic at PS. 18 John Peter ...
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• Small Saturday Fire On Roof Of Nathan’s Famous

  
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  A fire broke out at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island (1310 Surf Avenue) over the weekend, according to a report by the Village Voice. The famous hot dog mecca  is still undergoing construction after the damage it took resulting from Superstorm Sandy. The fire broke out on the roof  this past Saturday due to that ...
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• New York Fun Freebies for the Family

  
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  New York City, other than being the city that never sleeps is also an excellent vacation destination. If you’re considering a New York Vacation but worried about the result or availability of great family activities in which to participate, let me put your mind to rest. There are many family activities in New York ...
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• @ the 773 in Ditmas Park/Kensington

  
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  A few Sundays ago I stopped @ the 773 on Coney Island Avenue and had some drinks. While I was there, I saw a guy with his sweet dog. At one point the light hit him just right and I...
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• Island Adventures: 16 Places to Go in the New York Archipelago

  
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  Commuters in New York City need not be reminded that the city, at its geographical essence, is a vast archipelago. Every day over a million people venture forth through the citys network of islands and parts of islands, sailing through the New York Harbor from Staten Island to Manhattan or crossing the East River and ...
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• More LICH Skulduggery; Coney Island Parade Problems; and More Brooklyn Briefs

  
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  - State official s call meeting with pols about LICH’s future -- and then refuse to talk about the Brooklyn hospital. [ NY Daily News ] - The famed Coney Island Mermaid Parade may have to be canceled this year because of damage from Hurricane Sandy. [ Brooklyn Eagle ] - Unions file suit to halt construction ...
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• City Lawns and Island Kites: Scenes from a Pair of Walks in Brooklyn

  
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  A sunny Saturday with pleasing temperatures sent New Yorkers outdoors yesterday to collectively enjoy the spring. These pictures come from Brooklyn - specifically Prospect Park, the boroughs main park, and Coney Island, the citys most popular beach destination. The two spots make a good combination for an afternoon ...
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• Damaged Coastal Neighborhoods Worry About Tourist Season

  
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  Many restaurants and other businesses still closed since Hurricane Sandy, in places like Sheepshead Bay, Red Hook and the Rockaways, are concerned about the coming season.        
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• Homeless Man Killed In Coney Island Housing Project

  
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  A homeless man was shot to death in a Coney Island housing project yesterday, according to a report by DNA Info. The man, 27, was identified as Julian Salley. He was shot in the torso on the first floor hallway of the Surfside Gardens housing projects located at 2839 West 33rd Street. Police pronounced Salley [...] ...
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