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Coney Island lawmaker secures funds for ‘holistic’ approach to curb gun violence

December 11 | Meaghan McGoldrick

Covering gun violence is a project to reimagine how we and our colleagues cover gun violence and its aftermath. You can use this simple form to let us know what questions — or ideas — you have about reducing gun violence, and what you’d like to know about the problem. Anti-violence programs across Coney Island are getting $850,000 […]

Coney Island station’s pricy solar panels have been dark for 7 years. No one knows when they’re coming back.

November 22 | Scott Enman

Stillwell Terminal’s gleaming solar panel roof was once touted by the MTA as the centerpiece of a $310 million rehabilitation of the Coney Island station, which the transit agency declared a “Sparkling Jewel.” Yet the state-of-the-art project, the largest of its kind in the nation to cover a transit facility, was in operation for only […]

Brother Ron of Step Up Coney Island alongside State Sen. Diane Savino (r). Eagle file photo by Kelly Mena

Amid spike in Coney Island shootings, state directs $250k to anti-gun violence orgs

November 6 | Kelly Mena

Anti-violence initiatives in Coney Island are receiving $250,000 in state funding that elected officials hope will address an uptick in gun violence.