2011 Seaside Summer Concert Series lineup (free shows in Coney Island – Joan...
Though no longer in Asser Levy Park (for now), Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz returns for the 33rd time with his Seaside Summer Concert Series in Coney Island in 2011. Now located at West...
View ArticleCelebrate Brooklyn kicked off w/ Jimmy Cliff (pics), continues w/ Laura...
photos by Ryan Muir Jimmy Cliff at Prospect Park – 6/5/12 The 2012 Celebrate Brooklyn series at Prospect Park kicked off on June 5 with Jimmy Cliff. Pictures from that show are in this post. JImmy...
View ArticleTom’s & FEMA open for business in devastated Coney Island; Aquarium may be...
The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Coney Island opened today at Surf and 17th St (MCU Park). You can see two pictures of the scene there, one with Marty Markowitz and Bloomberg in it, above. Any...
View ArticleAdam Yauch Park officially open in Brooklyn Heights
Frances Yauch and Ad-Rock at park rechristening (via @ascap_music) (via @allieharper13) Palmetto Playground on Columbia Street in Brooklyn Heights was officially rechristened Adam Yauch Park this...
View ArticleThe Mermaid Parade is Saved
We didn’t have any doubts, especially when we saw they picked a king and queen even before the Memorial Day weekend benefit concert, but here’s the good news from Coney Island USA about this year’s...
View ArticleBeyonce’s “XO” video was all filmed in Coney Island (watch) +++ Seaside...
Beyonce riding the Cyclone Beyonce took the internet by storm last week when she released her self-titled fifth album out of nowhere, and it’s still dominating much of the online music discussion. SPIN...
View ArticleConey Island Seaside Summer Concert Series taking 2014 off but plans to be...
Seaside crowd for Aretha Franklin, 2011 (more by Jacob Blickenstaff) One of NYC’s longest-running free outdoor show series, Marty Markowitz’s Coney Island Seaside Summer Concert Series, will not happen...
View ArticleLoew’s Kings Theatre Brooklyn renovation underway
renovation on Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn taken last month photo by Matt Lambros via the theater’s Facebook page. Long in the planning, the restoration of the classic Loew’s Kings Theatre on...
View ArticleAmphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk set to open this summer
Construction on the Coney Island amphitheater (via NY1) Back in 2008, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz began a project to turn Coney Island’s vacant Childs Restaurant Building into an...
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