After decades of advocacy, New York City has allocated $1 billion for a makeover of the historic Coney Island boardwalk.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the arraignment of a Coney Island man for allegedly carrying out a ...

CONEY ISLAND — RYBAK Development will lead the next phase of development at Coney Island West, converting a city-owned parking lot into mixed-income housing, the New York City Economic Development ...

The New York City Economic Development Corporation has tapped Coney Island-based Rybak Development to lead the next phase of the sweeping redevelopment effort in Coney Island. The announcement comes ...

A proposal to build a casino in Coney Island was rejected by a Community Advisory Committee Monday afternoon, effectively ending the bid. The committee voted to deny allowing the bid to move forward ...

The Coney Island Community Advisory Committee officially rejected the proposed gaming complex on Monday, ending a monthlong tug-of-war in The People’s Playground. The panel voted 4-2 against advancing ...

Thor Equities’ Coney Island casino proposal appeared dead on Monday after three people with the power to sink the bid announced that they plan to oppose it — continuing a week of bad news for New York ...

After a string of community advisory committees killed all of the casino projects across Manhattan, Joseph Sitt’s Brooklyn proposal is on thin ice. Three members of the community advisory committee ...

Coney Island is at a crossroads. On one side, we have the chance, with a new casino, to revitalize an area that is in need of help. On the other side, is continuing to do the same thing. As a former ...

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Officials who will decide the fate of a proposed casino in Coney Island heard from business leaders and community members Tuesday during a packed public hearing inside a local YMCA. “We’ve had over ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1868, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A large meteor burst over the town of Derby, Ct., on Monday evening, but without light. Residents thereabouts noticed a perceptible shaking and ...