Coney Island

Sewage concerns close NYC's Coney Island, Manhattan beaches. Swimmers are being kept out of the water at Coney Island and nearby Manhattan Beach because of concerns about a sewage overflow.

Pizza wars: Takeru Kobayashi outchews Joey Chestnut in pizza chow-lenge. In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.

Pizza wars: Takeru Kobayashi outchews Joey Chestnut in pizza chow-lenge. In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.

Look for ticket discounts before heading to an amusement park. Visiting an amusement park for the day with a family of four can add up. But there are ways to cut costs, from discounts on admission to strategies for keeping food spending down.

Mike Cameron homers, Brewers get 8-out save from Todd Coffey, beat Mets 4-2 to avoid sweep. Mike Cameron homered against his former team and Todd Coffey escaped a pair of late jams during an eight-out save, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.

Go green: save some money by unplugging the appliances you aren't using. For Ben Veligdan, a music teacher in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood, opening the electric bill became a monthly surprise.

?Freaks? is the little show that could.

Coney Island roller coaster roars back for another summer amid overhaul of fabled boardwalk. Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster will roar back to life this weekend for one more summer before the amusement area by the fabled Brooklyn boardwalk is overhauled.

Longtime NBC newsman Irving R. Levine, who covered economics for nearly 25 years, dies at 86. Irving R. Levine, the bow-tied NBC newsman who explained the fine points of economics to millions of viewers for nearly a quarter century, has died. He was 86.

Celebs' favorite places on earth, from Brooklyn to Nepal. A new book from National Geographic asks celebrities to name their favorite places in the world, and the answers range from Nepal to Brooklyn.

Celebs' favorite places on earth, from Brooklyn to Nepal. A new book from National Geographic asks celebrities to name their favorite places in the world, and the answers range from Nepal to Brooklyn.

March 11 was a typical Wednesday afternoon at New York City's George Washington Education Complex. One by one, 20 teenage boys and girls filed into a studio, hopped onto stationary bikes, and warmed up for their after school "Cycling Smarts" spinning class. Just like with every session, two instructors with headset mics talked the kids through warm-up, as heart-pumping music blared through the speakers. But the big difference with that day's routine: tennis legend Monica Seles and former NBA star John Starks would be spinning with them.

Garden Events Galore With Spring Around the Corner. Like daffodils breaking through the cold ground, garden shows, festivals and events are a sure sign of spring. Here are a few around the country in the next few weeks and months:

Tonight the Coney Island rezoning plan moves one step further toward completion with a public scope meeting where residents are invited to comment on the scope of the environmental impact.

We got a copy of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz's State of the Borough address, given yesterday at the Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal. Mr. Markowitz imagined out loud a bustling downtown Brooklyn, one that includes a completed Atlantic Yards project:

Plans for the redesigned, iconic McCarren Pool in Williamsburg will be unveiled tonight. [Curbed]

Theatre impresario ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER blames his heavy reality TV workload for delaying the much-anticipated launch of his PHANTOM OF THE OPERA sequel.