Markowitz In Favor Of Push For Coney Island Casino
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo succeeds in making table gambling legal in New York, where do you think casinos will crop up? Some are betting on Coney Island.
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If Gov. Andrew Cuomo succeeds in making table gambling legal in New York, where do you think casinos will crop up? Some are betting on Coney Island.
Ice Breakers member Bob Stewart says the unusually warm, roughly 50-degree air made it "almost like a summer day" by their standards.
We've reached the end of our countdown of the top 11 Tri-State Area news stories of 2011. The number 1 story has a name, and she sure left her mark.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of all residents in the coastal areas dubbed "Zone A" and also extended the mandatory evacuation zone to include all of the Rockaways.
Mayor Bloomberg said that senior citizen homes, nursing homes and hospitals in low-lying areas "must evacuate" by 8 p.m. Friday unless they are able to show that their location or provisions for back-up power would allow them to stay safe.
After more than seven decades in the sea, an 18-pound American lobster will be spending the rest of his life at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.
Service on the F subway line has resumed in Coney Island after workers repaired tracks damaged by a signal room fire that broke out near the West 8th Street station Friday.
Brooklyn's Coney Island is home to the world-famous boardwalk, amusement park, beaches and more. Meagan Brauer of PopUp New York brings CBSNewYork along for some warm and exciting summer fun.
The FDNY defeated the NYPD 5-4 in last year's game, but NYPD team manager Jose Vasquez said he is confident in his club. However, he says he would "definitely" consider them the "underdogs."
The Queen of Soul will be singing songs from her latest album "A Woman Falling Out of Love" plus some of her greatest hits like "Freeway of Love."
Three members of the Williamsport Crosscutters, a Short-Season Class A team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies, suffered minor injuries when their bus was involved in an accident on Staten Island.
The latest alleged incident took place around 10 p.m. -- also on July 17 -- when the suspect tried to get into 2898 West 8th Street, causing damage to the door and the door lock, authorities said.
What recession? A state report finds that Coney Island and Brighton Beach communities are bouncing back quickly from the economic downturn.
Atlantic City ranked number one on the list by National Geographic with Coney Island coming in second.
On this 4th of July at Coney Island, the rides were spinning and so were some visitors' heads, stunned by the crowds.
They are the chompions: Joey "Jaws" Chestnut and Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas scarfed down more than 100 dogs between them to become top dogs at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition on Coney Island.
Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey says there is plenty of toilet paper to go around.
This year's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island has a new women-only pigout.
City officials have replaced some wooden boards with concrete strips as part of an effort to save trees, but some residents aren't happy with the look and feel of the new surface.
Before the fireworks Monday, crowds will be gathering for another beloved New York tradition: the 96th Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.
The 28th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade will take place this Saturday with celebrity attendees, plenty of bizarre outfits and scantily-clad participants.
Politicians, firefighters and Brooklyn residents rallied Sunday to save Ladder 161, one of the firehouses that could be closed by the city.
New York City firefighters hit the streets Friday, marching over the Brooklyn Bridge in protest.
With temperatures likely tipping the 90's, thousands were planning to to spend a much-needed holiday soaking up the sun and cooling off in the water.
