Remembering when Lou Reed was the King of Coney Island
Yesterday's day of watching football/recovering from weekend-long hangovers was interrupted by the news of Lou Reed's death. Reed, 71, was…
Category: Coney Island/ Brighton Beach/ Sheepshead Bay
Luna Park seeks crust punks for pie eating contest Saturday
You can never have too much pie, can you? The answer is no, pie is great. And while we usually…
NYPD arrests BK man after mistaking Jolly Ranchers for meth
Albuquerque, and New Mexico in general, have been living it up since Breaking Bad elevated them from "Desert hellholes with some…
Life exists in darkest timeline: Coney Island gets enormous Subway Cafe
Chains overrunning Coney Island is becoming old news, what with all those cool, hip places like Grizzlebees Applebees and Official…
Brooklyn drug dealers stop hustling for only one thing: Shabbat
Buying drugs has never been easier. Uh, in theory. Gone are the days of dark alley dealings and shady characters,…
Beyonce hangs out on on the Wonder Wheel, terror ensues
Ah the celebrity sighting. Even the coolest customer will suddenly lose their veneer of not giving a damn if they…
It’s sure to get hairy at the sixth annual Coney Island Beard and Mustache Competiton
If you've spent the whole summer with a beard or mustache or any facial hair really, you have our respect.…
Keep summer alive with this Coney Island rides deal
Have you ridden the Cyclone yet this summer? WHAT? How could you have missed that? It's already August, and we…
Get old-timey at the 3rd Annual Coney Island History Day
Ever go down to Coney Island for a day at the beach and wish things were a little more old-timey?…
Brooklyn gets its first Aldi on Thursday. What can you expect?
We got a heads up from a press release that this Thursday Aldi, the mega-giant, German-held discount supermarket chain is…