Marguerite Molinari, 70, died today in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

How about an ice-cold Coney Island Lager with your freak show?

Published by New York Daily News on August 14, 2008.

Coney Island Albino Python White Lager — one of five beers developed by Shmaltz Brewing Company, under a licensing agreement with Coney Island USA, the nonprofit organization that runs the Coney Island Museum, the Mermaid Parade and the sideshow.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

Showard died later at Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on August 13, 2008.

In Coney Island, the Brooks got on the board first, thanks to a double by Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who later scored on a wild pitch. Jordan Abruzzo also hit a double, and scored on a Reese Havens single.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Baghaturia is a former teacher who runs a restaurant called Tbilisi in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, where she says neighborhood Russians have been flocking for days to offer their support.

Published by amNY.com on August 12, 2008.

Coney Island’s historic Astroland will close up for the season in just over a month — and when it does, it may be closing for good.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Though Mr. Bloomberg is no laissez faire diehard by any means, the three projects—the revitalization of Coney Island; the redevelopment of the industry-heavy Willets Point area by Shea Stadium; and the creation of up to 5,000 units of mostly middle-income housing at Hunter’s Point South by Long Island City—seem to have far more city involvement and restrictions than those typical of the economic development agenda of the self-described fiscally conservative mayor.

Published by The New York Observer on August 12, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the victim was found inside the house at 1636 West 7th Street at around 10:40 p.m. last night.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 12, 2008.

But for the officers of New York City's Parks Enforcement Patrol in Coney Island, going to work is anything but a typical day at the beach.

Published by New York Daily News on August 11, 2008.

Pellegrino was just one of a coterie of officials who took time out of their day to cut the ribbon on Recchia’s bench — you know, because having to stand instead of sit while on line at a post office is the biggest problem facing Coney Island right now.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

This summer, Sunset Park–based band The Mumbles are playing everywhere from Coney Island to Williamsburg in support of their new EP, “Once EPonymous.”

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

This weekend, more than 500 visitors came out for the opening of the Coney Island History Project’s latest show, “The Astroland Archives Photography Exhibit: Back to the Future.” The exhibition recounts the park’s 40-year history from its Space Age birth — burgeoning with sci-fi themed rides — until today.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

The April 15, 2007 nor'easter dumped a record 7.5 inches of rain and whipped the Island with 50 mph winds that brought ferry service to a halt. The aftermath left residents with indelible images of submerged cars, raw sewage pouring through basements and caskets floating in the waist-high waters of a West Brighton funeral home.

Published by SI Live on August 7, 2008.

They’re not exactly singing “Kumbaya” with each other, but the owners of Johnny’s Pizza and Papa John’s Pizza in Sunset Park are coexisting.

Published by New York Times on August 7, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow -- that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore. The so-called "Waterboard Thrill Ride" uses the controversial interrogation technique as its theme.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 6, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow _ that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore.

Published by amNY.com on August 6, 2008.

The "Waterboard Thrill Ride," by Steve Powers, is a stone's throw from Coney Island's famed Cyclone roller coaster and Nathan's hot dog stand.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 6, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow -- that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore. The so-called "Waterboard Thrill Ride" uses the controversial interrogation technique as its theme.

Published by WNBC on August 6, 2008.

According to Charles R. Modica, the chancellor of St. George’s, about 200 students have been placed at six hospitals: Coney Island, Queens, Elmhurst, Lincoln, Metropolitan and Woodhull. Ms. Marengo, the corporation spokeswoman, said St. George’s paid about $2 million in the first year of the contract, adding: “We expect that to grow gradually as additional facilities prepare to take on more students.”

Published by New York Times on August 5, 2008.

State court filings say developer James P. Kennelly has fallen behind on more than $70 million in loans since the accident which killed seven people, including an operating engineer from West Brighton, on March 15. .

Published by SI Live on August 2, 2008.

The public pools open on June 27 — the same day I used to board the bus to Maine — and represent a civic legacy that dates to 1911, when the city’s first outdoor pool was built in Coney Island.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

DJ Julio, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, skate dancers, burlesque and more! You may recall NOB recommending the June fund raisers to help designer Lola Staar, who had a dream of transforming the former Childs Restaurant in Coney Island into a people's rock rink. She did it!

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on August 2, 2008.

From 7 p.m. until midnight, Neil is off to Coney Island for some roller skating fun:

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on August 2, 2008.

Authorities have identified a body found off Coney Island in Brooklyn as that of a missing 10-year-old swimmer.

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

A body washed up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn overnight, and authorities believe it may be a missing 10-year-old girl.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 30, 2008.

Authorities have identified a body found off Coney Island in Brooklyn as that of a missing 10-year-old swimmer.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.

A cig-craving criminal stole three packs of the nicotine sticks from a grocery on Avenue U on July 25. The perp entered the store, which is between West Eighth and Ninth streets, at around 5:45 am and asked the clerk for four packs.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 30, 2008.

The body of a 10-year-old Brooklyn girl who was caught in a riptide and swept offshore Saturday while swimming in Coney Island was recovered on a beach Wednesday morning not far from where she went missing, police said.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.

A rash of drownings occurred Friday and Saturday in Nassau, Suffolk and Brooklyn, with four confirmed drowned -- and another three people presumed drowned, among them Shafeeq and a 10-year-old girl, Akira Johnson, who went missing in the surf in Coney Island on Saturday. The little girl remained missing Tuesday.

Published by amNY.com on July 29, 2008.

A body discovered on a Queens beach yesterday put an announcement about increased funding for lifeguards on hold.

Published by New York Sun on July 29, 2008.

Divers were still searching for 10-year-old Akira Johnson's body from a police boat anchored just down the shore. A line of four red flags in the sand signaled this stretch of Coney Island's beach was closed.

Published by New York Daily News on July 29, 2008.

"It's not only here. A lot of stations in Brooklyn are like that," said Brighton Beach resident Anna Stanitskaya said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

The Coast Guard called off the search Sunday for little Akira Johnson, who vanished Saturday while swimming off Coney Island.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

The Coast Guard called off the search Sunday for little Akira Johnson, who vanished Saturday while swimming off Coney Island.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

A scuba diver jumps into the water from the back of a New York City Police Department boat that was anchored off Coney Island at Brooklyn, New York yesterday

Published by New York Sun on July 28, 2008.

The documentary photographer Steve Hoffman has photographed the residents of a Coney Island public housing project since 2004.

Published by New York Times on July 27, 2008.

Divers searched off Coney Island Sunday for a 10-year-old girl, one of three swimmers still missing from powerful ocean currents at New York City and Long Island beaches over the weekend.

Published by amNY.com on July 27, 2008.

A 10-year-old girl was lost in the choppy waters off Coney Island Saturday even as her young cousin narrowly escaped the same tragic fate, authorities said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 27, 2008.

Sen. Carl Kruger, a Brooklyn Democrat, spent $1,888.97 at Italian Tile and Design on Coney Island Ave. His spokesman, Jason Koppel, said the money bought ceramic floor tile for the senator's district office.

Published by New York Daily News on July 27, 2008.

During the summer, many New Yorkers try to spend as much time outdoors as possible, whether that involves booze-fueled rooftop barbecues, baseball games at Yankees Stadium, obnoxiously overcrowded concerts in Central Park or McCarren Park Pool, or—depending on one’s level of Metropolitan snobbery—day trips to the Hamptons, Coney Island, or the Jersey Shore.

Published by The New York Observer on July 27, 2008.

A lifeguard looks out towards a New York City Police Department boat anchored off Coney Island at Brooklyn, New York today. The police were searching for a ten-year-old girl who went missing yesterday.

Published by New York Sun on July 27, 2008.

Officers were patrolling the waters off Coney Island Sunday in an attempt to search for a 10-year-old girl who went missing Saturday, CBS station WCBS-TV reported. Akira Johnson and her cousin Tyriek, 10, were playing in the ocean off West 23rd Street when they started to struggle in the water.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 27, 2008.

Police divers are searching at Coney Island beach for a missing 10-year old girl.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 26, 2008.

Investigators had been probing whether Aiello mght have been involved in the slaying of Grasmere jewler Louis Antonelli outside a West Brighton restaurant on April 29.

Published by SI Live on July 26, 2008.

Do you — you! — feel like we do? You should, because legendary guitarist Peter Frampton will play a free concert on Thursday, July 31 in Coney Island.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 25, 2008.