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F train service disrupted after second derailment in a week
The latest instance of a train derailment happened in Coney Island, where 37 people were safely removed. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Citizen App video shows F train derailment in Brooklyn
NYCT Subway posted on X that F train service was severely disrupted across the board, especially in the borough, after the incident near West 8th St-NY Aquarium.
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F train service restored in Brooklyn after 2nd subway derailment in a week
F train service was largely restored in Brooklyn early Thursday, about half a day after the subway system’s second derailment within a week wreaked havoc on service throughout the borough. The derailed train near West 8th St-NY Aquarium had been removed before 6 a.m. and the elevated tracks were inspected to ensure safety. The MTA said trains were running...
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Coney Island's Luna Park opens Saturday for winter for first time in 120-year history
For the first time in its 120-year history, the iconic Luna Park will be open for the winter. “Frost Fest” at the amusement park kicks off on Nov. 18 and will run right through the holiday season, ending on Jan. 7.
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Luna Park to open for winter season for the first time ever
Going to Coney Island is no longer a summer-only activity.
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Ex-Coney Island amusement park worker sentenced for shooting co-worker over customers, profits
An ex-Coney Island amusement park worker will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for shooting a co-worker in the chest in an ongoing dispute over customers and profits at a game booth, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced. Joseph Colon, 38, was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision after being…
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Rescued wallaby now in foster care on Long Island
The wallaby found on the Coney Island boardwalk on Friday night has a new home in Middle Island. Greg Cergol reports.
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Wallaby allegedly used by owner to make quick cash settles into new 4-acre NY home
Police made a bizarre find in Brooklyn, as officers said a man was spotted walking with a wallaby on a Coney Island boardwalk.
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Wallaby taken away after seen being walked by man on Coney Island boardwalk
It was quite a bizarre discovery for police on Friday, as a man was seen walking with a wallaby along a Brooklyn boardwalk. The animal was taken away, as it is illegal to keep the marsupial as a pet in NYC.
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Crikey! Wallaby taken away after man seen walking marsupial on Coney Island boardwalk
Police made a bizarre find in Brooklyn, as officers said a man was spotted walking with a wallaby on a Coney Island boardwalk.
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Search continues for missing 15-year-old swimmer off Coney Island beach
A search is ongoing for a teenage boy who went missing while swimming in the waters off Coney Island a day ago, officials said.
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Missing swimmer off Coney Island leads to rip current concerns amid extreme heat
Marc Santia reporting on RIP current concerns amid extreme heat
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Search underway for missing swimmer off of Coney Island
One swimmer has gone missing out on Coney Island Thursday afternoon, police said. Divers plunged into the Atlantic Ocean looking for two missing swimmers — possibly boys — around 12:45 p.m. One was ultimately rescued, while the other continues to remain missing as an active search for him is underway, police said. Just moments before the swimmers disappeared in the…
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest finishes after thunderstorm delay
Joey Chestnut was not denied victory, eating 62 hot dogs after a nearly two-hour thunderstorm delay. News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Weigh-in for Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
The annual Coney Island tradition returns to the boardwalk on Tuesday.
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Coney Island Mermaid Parade is back Saturday: What to know
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade, a signature performance of self-expression for New Yorkers, returns this weekend. The parade, which has been dubbed the largest art procession in the United States since its start in 1983, is Coney Island’s way to mark the unofficial start to the summer. The coveted role of King Neptune for the 41st parade has been given…
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Video Shows Brooklyn Bodega Owner Attacked in Brutal Beating
The owner of the Coney Island bodega returned to work Monday, but after he was attacked by three men inside his store, he is now calling for protections for businesses across all five boroughs. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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‘Blood Was All Over Me': Brutal Attack on NYC Bodega Owner Captured on Video
Surveillance video shows a brutal beating that came seemingly out of nowhere, as a Brooklyn bodega owner was attacked by three strangers in his own store.
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8 People Shot in Separate Brooklyn, Bronx Shootings; 1 Person Dead
The gun violence took place in a span of less than two hours, with the first shooting taing place in the Tremont neighborhood in the Bronx. Not long after, 4 people were shot in Coney Island. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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13-Year-Old Surrenders to Detectives for After School Murder of Brooklyn Teen
A 13-year-old boy is facing murder charges after allegedly confessing to delivering the fatal blow in the stabbing of another teen outside a Brooklyn pharmacy earlier this month, police said. The young teen turned himself into police at the 60th Precinct on Sunday in connection to the Jan. 20 deadly stabbing of 17-year-old Nyheem Wright, according to law enforcement sources….