By Sean Egan on Mar 28, 2016 05:49 pm
 Two weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to raise awareness about a pattern of fraud schemes [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Mar 28, 2016 04:17 pm
 Lots to do in southern Brooklyn this weekend. Check out the Pink Floyd laser show in Coney Island. For more psychedelic lights, visit the Parachute Jump lighting ceremony for Autism Awareness Day, There’s also a rain barrel giveaway, a West Point education fair at the Fort Hamilton army base, and more. Send us your own [...]
By Sheepshead Bites on Mar 28, 2016 04:01 pm
 The Future of Work Summit is presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with LiquidTalent and the Chamber’s Workforce Development Committee. The summit will explore what the next generation of work will look like in Brooklyn. It will discuss the driving forces behind the Future of Work, including education, mobility, lifestyle, and independence. [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Mar 28, 2016 02:37 pm
 Elected officials gathered in Coney Island Saturday to christen the newly refurbished cyclone at the spring opening ceremony for Luna Park. The celebration had been postponed one week because weather reports predicted a Nor’easter on the first day of spring. However, the delay didn’t dampen the excitement in Coney Island’s amusement district. “In Staten Island, they [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Mar 28, 2016 11:11 am
 Two shootings marred Easter celebrations in Coney Island on Sunday, according to authorities. The day started when a 33-year-old man was shot twice in the leg just before 8pm outside the Carey Gardens housing project on West 23rd Street, near Mermaid Avenue, according to police. The victim was taken to NYU Lutheran Medical Center and [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Mar 28, 2016 07:00 am
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By Alex Ellefson on Mar 27, 2016 10:12 am
 In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and sign up for our daily newsletter. If you have any news tips, story ideas, questions or anything else, email [...]
By Alex Ellefson on Mar 26, 2016 04:14 pm
 Hours after elected officials christened the Cyclone to celebrate Luna Park’s spring opening, plumes of smoke began billowing from a parking lot next to the ride. Cyclone riders were treated to a bird’s-eye view of firefighters hosing down the flames. The fire started Saturday afternoon in a patch of brush in the New York Aquarium parking lot — [...]
By Sheepshead Bites on Mar 26, 2016 11:01 am
 After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. ‘He was possessed by someone else’: FreshDirect worker speaks after brutal mallet attack [Video]. [Park Slope Stoop] A turn-of-the-century house in [...]
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