“With the echo of lusty boos from Green, Levy and the other disappointed bleacherites still ringing clear through a drab drizzle, the 16-year-old lad, Roger Soman of 1120 Brighton Beach Ave. eagerly stepped forward from a place far back to take over Green’s seat.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 3, 2008.

If discussions of the tightening housing market seem too abstract -- dips in activity expressed in quarterly percentages -- consider the specific case of 3424-3426 Guider Avenue, a new brick condominium in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

Published by The Real Deal on September 22, 2008.

A controversial developer is now officially Coney Island's public enemy No. 1 -- at least as far as the Bloomberg administartion is concerned.

Published by New York Post on September 19, 2008.

The city warned that Coney Island really needed to be rezoned.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

While the notion of circus performers is largely associated with major productions like Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Coney Island sideshows, a new generation of performers is taking the circus arts to unexpected places.

Published by New York Times on September 18, 2008.

She was conscious when taken back to the St. George Ferry Terminal and transported to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on September 16, 2008.

In the second quarter of 2008, the median home sales price for Brooklyn was $525,000, according to a report from appraiser Miller Samuel; the bulk of the affordable sales below that middle price point have been in far-flung neighborhoods like Sheepshead Bay and East New York, according to data compiled by research firm StreetEasy.

Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

There are more than 40 neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and of the 3,766 homes sold under $525,000 in Brooklyn so far this year nearly half are within the 10 neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay, Kensington, Flatbush, Gravesend, East New York, Clinton Hill, Bay Ridge, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg and Park Slope. Of those 10 neighborhoods, only Clinton Hill, Park Slope and Williamsburg are northwest of Prospect Park.

Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

We have told Joe for well over a year that we would be interested in acquiring his land; that we believe that the long-term iconic nature of Coney Island can only be preserved—can best be preserved by a statute of parkland there that will provide longer-term certainty around use there; and that we would certainly be open to talking there. And we have discussions after discussions after discussions. Kind of one step forward, two steps back.

Published by The New York Observer on September 16, 2008.

"We all expect to be at our desks tomorrow, answering phones and processing claims. That's what we do," said the executive, a West Brighton resident. "You go on day to day, and you try and remain optimistic. This is America."

Published by SI Live on September 16, 2008.

The spraying is slated for the following neighborhoods: Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Livingston and West Brighton. That area includes zip codes 10302, 10310 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on September 15, 2008.

One of those cases, a 1995 burglary in West Brighton, ended with Stapleton being sentenced to one to three years in prison, public records show.

Published by SI Live on September 15, 2008.

As a result of the space shortage at Yukon and the borough's other packed-to-the-rafters depot, Castleton in West Brighton, the development of new bus routes was put on hold.

Published by SI Live on September 14, 2008.

Two weeks ago, Supervising Judge Philip S. Straniere of Civil Court, West Brighton, ordered the museum to pay $3,200, with interest, covering four month's back rent, to Thirty Bay Street Company.

Published by SI Live on September 14, 2008.

But the busy calendar included a Liza Minnelli concert in Brighton Beach, fireworks at Coney Island, a concert honoring Erykah Badu, and the Aqua Science Cabaret at the New York Aquarium.

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

But the busy calendar included a Liza Minnelli concert in Brighton Beach, fireworks at Coney Island, a concert honoring Erykah Badu, and the Aqua Science Cabaret at the New York Aquarium.

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

The spraying is slated for the following neighborhoods: Westerleigh, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Livingston and West Brighton. That area includes zip codes 10302, 10310 and 10314.

Published by SI Live on September 12, 2008.

Ichan Christian, 25, of Seneca Street in West Brighton, was picked up Tuesday night after the little girl told police that the 6-foot-4 inch, 260-pound man allegedly hit her "about the face ... with an open hand numerous times."

Published by SI Live on September 12, 2008.

Forest and Metropolitan avenues, West Brighton, one of the Island's myriad public murals pays tribute to Rescue 5 firefighters lost in the attacks.

Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

The Mariners Harbor store was born of a business partnership between West Brighton's Socko and one Miss Jenny "Sparkel Plenty" Jones, a 60-something of Annadale. The entrepreneurs met when he was making a living as a dog-sitter, and she needed a companion for her aptly named, late pup, Lucky.

Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

Three years later, they got engaged - on Joan's birthday, July 7, 1956. They married Nov. 9, 1957, in the Church of the Ascension, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

"This is our seat in Congress; this is our election; this is our time," McMahon told a cheering throng at his victory party in the Staaten, West Brighton, amid cheers of "Landslide! Landslide!"

Published by SI Live on September 10, 2008.

"I have to watch my son," said Jeremy Gruper of Park Slope, Brooklyn, who was at Coney Island with his 4-year-old boy. "It changes your experience at the beach when you have to watch your kids so diligently."

Published by New York Daily News on September 8, 2008.

Organizers say Rabbi Abraham Abraham edged out around 20 other competitors to win Saturday night's facial hair standoff in Coney Island. He took the trophy for the best groomed beard and mustache.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 8, 2008.

Organizers say Rabbi Abraham Abraham edged out around 20 other competitors to win Saturday night's facial hair standoff in Coney Island. He took the trophy for the best groomed beard and mustache.

Published by WNBC on September 8, 2008.

High winds from Tropical Storm Hanna toppled trees in Brooklyn. One fell on the Belt Parkway, halting traffic in Sheepshead Bay.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 7, 2008.

Mr. Afzal, a soft-spoken man with a closely cropped beard, was born in Pakistan and now lives with his wife and three children in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. One recent afternoon, as customers inspected the perfume boxes stacked nearly to the ceiling and haggled with his clerks over prices, Mr. Afzal talked about the life of a local perfume dealer.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

The coastal areas of Coney Island, Brooklyn, City Island, the Bronx, the Rockaways, Queens and Tottenville, Staten Island, will suffer the most flooding, said Bruno.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

Well, as close as Gravesend, there is a Russian nightclub where your dollar seems to have all of the purchasing power of the ruble, circa 1989. And it offers an entertaining experience like nowhere else in Brooklyn.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 4, 2008.

"It's a big deal, deciding where to start your kid's first 16 to 20 years of school," said Elan's mother, Jennifer Baum of West Brighton. She said she was sold on the new school - also dubbed the "Academy of Innovative Learning" in the landmarked brick building at the border of Stapleton - because of its small size and its focus on creativity.

Published by SI Live on September 4, 2008.

Aaron Altamarano and Jonathan Robinson will get $25,000 each as a result of their August 2007 arrests in Bay Ridge; Margaret Musella will receive $25,000 for her October 2007 bust in Sunset Park; James Jimenez, who also alleged cops stole his cash and iPod after his August 2007 arrest in Bay Ridge, gets $40,000, and Sean Brown will collect $30,000 for his September 2007 arrest in Coney Island.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

A Brooklyn man who spray-painted swastikas all over Flatbush and Sheepshead Bay, then dialed 911 to report the vandalism, was sentenced to 11 months in jail yesterday.

Published by New York Post on September 4, 2008.

This is awesome. Yes, it goes down like that parking wise in Harlem. We need to pull a Park Slope or a Gerritsen Beach and get some suspended alternate side of the street cleaning.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on September 3, 2008.

The day of her birthday was a difficult one but there were distinct bright spots. Her father rallied for about an hour when an old friend, an advertising legend like her dad, came by and they talked about horse racing at Saratoga, Belmont and elsewhere, advertising back in the day (the “Mad Men” 1960s), Times Square, Coney Island and books.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on September 3, 2008.

Liza Minnelli is a resilient gal: At her free concert on Coney Island this summer, the living legend sang her greatest hits from an odd reclining position, her body spilled into a director’s chair that she dragged around the stage with her.

Published by Village Voice on September 3, 2008.

Could this be the end of Coney Island’s Astroland?

Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

Number of Coney Island visitors this summer falls dramatically. [NYDN]

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by amNY.com on September 1, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by SI Live on August 31, 2008.

But Mr. Frisina, 20, may have unknowingly seen the handiwork of Maurice Mizrahi, a man who the police said had cut off the heads of several dozen parking meters in the past two years. They recovered 87 meters from the house where he lived in Gravesend, the neighborhood where the police said most of the thefts took place.

Published by New York Times on August 31, 2008.

Maurice Mizrahi, 34, was nabbed on a street in Sheepshead Bay. Police had been looking for him since his own mother called them Wednesday after discovering 87 parking meters in the family's basement.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

He would walk around near his East First Street home in Gravesend and shake the meters until he found a full one, sources said.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

Auyang said he and Schwartz were never more than acquaintances at Sheepshead Bay HS in the 1970s.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

Maurice Mizrahi, 34, was busted on a street in Sheepshead Bay by investigators following his trail, police sources said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The boardwalk is getting a lot less crowded on Coney Island.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by WNBC on August 31, 2008.

(Ron Schweiger, Brooklyn borough historian, said that those two stations preceded the subway lines, and served a grade-level steam railroad, the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad.)

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.