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.

KeySpan Park: 1904 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5596 or www.brooklyncyclones.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 5, 2008.

Coney Island's world-famous Astroland Park is set to close once and for all on Sunday - a full month before the amusement park season officially wraps up.

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

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

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

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

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

Here's a statement from Astroland co-owner Carol Hill Albert on the Coney Island amusement park's impending closure for good this Sunday. It was sent to the Save Coney Island listserv.

Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

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

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 4, 2008.

Coney Island's Astroland will have its last day this Sunday. Then it's over for the iconic amusement park, according to reports out this afternoon. A deal couldn't be reached by 1 p.m. today between Astroland's operator and its landlord Joseph Sitt, who has big plans for the area (if the city doesn't get its way first).

Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits -- and this time she says it's for real.

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

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

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

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

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits—and this time she says it's for real.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 4, 2008.

This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park.

Published by WNBC on September 2, 2008.

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

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

Barring a new lease, Astroland vows to close (again). [NYDN]

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

This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But is it for real, this time?

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) 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 WNBC 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 SI Live 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.

(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 Astroland amusement park, after two years of teetering on extinction, vowed to close its rides for good next week unless a new lease is signed.

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

The end could finally be here for Coney Island's fabled Astroland Park.

Published by New York Post on August 29, 2008.

There are three varieties of frankfurter on sale here: the basic All Beef ($4.50), the Kosher Jumbo ($5.50), and the Coney Island Footlong ($6.00).

Published by The New York Observer on August 29, 2008.

Friday, Sept. 5: Free admission at the New York Aquarium (West Eighth Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island). Call (718) 265-FISH for info.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 28, 2008.

Golden lists just one event—a $7,700 payment in February—as related to political fundraising. In fact, the senator held his biggest recent fundraiser, a huge soiree last October, at Gargiulo's Restaurant in Coney Island, which holds 400 guests, about twice as many as Bay Ridge Manor.

Published by Village Voice on August 27, 2008.

Sitt had previously talked about bringing luxury housing to the demolished sugar factory but hit a brick wall with City Hall as he did in his push to bring high-rise condos a few years back to the Coney Island amusement district.

Published by New York Post on August 27, 2008.

A popular Brooklyn car salesman was lured to his death after he went to Coney Island for a date with a woman he met online, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

Daniel Brandt, 24, went to a fourth floor apartment at West 33rd Street near Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, expecting to rendezvous with a woman he met on Craigslist.

Published by New York Post on August 25, 2008.

24-year-old Daniel Brandt and a friend arrived at the Sea Rise apartments in Coney Island early Sunday at 1 a.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 25, 2008.

The city last month found that 95 percent of Brighton Beach sidewalks were clean, yet residents there say the stench of litter and rotten fruit from overflowing trash cans on Brighton Beach Avenue reaches gagging levels in the summer.

Published by amNY.com on August 25, 2008.

Daniel Brandt, 24, was supposed to be going out on a date with a woman he met on Craigslist, but when arrived to the Sea Rise apartment complex in Coney Island to meet her in person, he was lured up to the fourth floor, robbed, and then fatally in the head by two men.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 25, 2008.

Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. “You Gotta Believe!” adoption agency is looking for families willing to provide love and nurturing to teens and preteens. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2801 W. Eighth St., Coney Island. For more information, call (718) 372-3003.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

...on Thursday, Aug. 21. The concert is at Asser Levy Park in Coney Island, at West 5th Street and Surf Avenue across from the New York Aquarium. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include New Yorkers who competed in Olympics past, a new roller rink in Coney Island and a rooftop dance performance in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

1208 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5159 or www.coneyisland.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

A visit to Brooklyn’s other amusement park, Adventurer’s, in Bensonhurst, within eyeshot of Coney Island’s Astroland. Not as famous, but no lines and an old-fashioned vibe. [Pistols and Popcorn]

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

1904 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5596 or www.brooklyncyclones.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 22, 2008.

1208 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5159 or www.coneyisland.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

...New Jersey have been invited to take part in the “Calling All Guards” competition at 1904 Surf Avenue...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

Brooklyn Dodger great Carl Erskine was feted at Keyspan Park on Sunday. In addition to performing the usual functions — throwing out and doling out autographs — the old righty also competed in a baseball-card-flipping contest (he won!) and performing the national anthem on his harmonica (he rocked!).

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 21, 2008.

Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. “You Gotta Believe!” adoption agency is looking for families willing to provide love and nurturing to teens and preteens. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2801 W. Eighth St., Coney Island. For more information, call (718) 372-3003.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

...on Thursday, Aug. 21. The concert is at Asser Levy Park in Coney Island, at West 5th Street and Surf Avenue across from the New York Aquarium. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

1904 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5596 or www.brooklyncyclones.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 21, 2008.

...on Thursday, Aug. 21. The concert is at Asser Levy Park in Coney Island, at West 5th Street and Surf Avenue across from the New York Aquarium. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Visit...

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. “You Gotta Believe!” adoption agency is looking for families willing to provide love and nurturing to teens and preteens. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2801 W. Eighth St., Coney Island. For more information, call (718) 372-3003.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

1208 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5159 or www.coneyisland.com

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

1904 Surf Ave., Coney Island. (718) 372-5596 or www.brooklyncyclones.com.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 20, 2008.

At KeySpan Park in Coney Island on Sunday, Carl Erskine, the star pitcher of the 1955 World Series championship Dodgers, sent old fans on a bittersweet trip down baseball memory lane.

Published by New York Times on August 18, 2008.

“You Gotta Believe!” adoption agency is looking for families who would be willing to provide love and nurturing to teens and preteens. At St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2801 W. Eighth St., Coney Island. For more information, call (718) 372-3003.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 15, 2008.