Coney Island

City money from the mayor and Council Member Kayla Santosuosso will replace all 15 leaking viewing windows, rebuild worn rockwork and expand space for penguins and sea otters at the Coney Island exhibit, still recovering from Sandy.

A modern sushi and Pan-Asian restaurant and bar from Brooklyn restaurateur Oleg Novikov officially opened Oct. 26 in the new Sky Three Residences towers on Neptune Avenue, with a Sunday omakase.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted Tuesday to schedule a public hearing on the Coney Island Light, a working Coast Guard beacon inside the private Sea Gate community whose last keeper lived there until 2003.

Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul named the 17 new school districts that will share 10,000 more free seats for 2-year-olds in fall 2027. Application dates are still to come.

After a pilot the MTA says cut fare evasion by 35%, every fare array will be replaced at stations including 14 St-Union Sq, 161 St-Yankee Stadium and Flushing-Main St. Prep work starts this month.