Category: <span>Live Wire</span>

An unprecedented amount of sand is being blown onto the boardwalk in Coney Island, business owners say to the point where it’s hard to distinguish it from the beach. Preservationists place the blame on new cement planks which replaced the old wooden ones which prevent sand from falling through. Read more at The New York...

After a $32 million renovation and a two year closure, the Smith-Ninth subway station along the F and G train lines is once again operational. Read more at The Brooklyn Paper.

Around 15,000 people, mostly kids, attended the 60th anniversary of Lag B’Omer in Crown Heights this Sunday. The ancient Jewish holiday is dedicated to fun and festivities which includes face painting, bonfires, and a lot of food. Read more at DNA Info.

A Brooklyn man could be jailed for contempt of court, after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury that may be looking into the Times Square bombing of 2008. Gerald Koch, a self-described anarchist, believes he is defending individual rights against “fear-mongering and government intimidation.” Read more at The New York Times.

Bensonhurst residents gathered Sunday to oppose a plan that would bring trash to the neighborhood by truck to be transferred to a barge on Gravesend Bay. They worry about the environmental impact of dredging the bay to make room for barges. The facility would also be near a children’s amusement park. Activists have taken the...

Eight percent of the 583 problems at Brooklyn playgrounds listed as urgent were not addressed within the required 30 days, according to a Comptroller’s audit. The repairs included a walkway pushed up by tree roots at Jackie Robinson Park in Bed-Stuy, missing cobblestones at the Hickman Playground in Mill Basin, and a pinching hazard at...

Five men were wounded in three early-morning shootings in Crown Heights and two spots in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Three men were shot at the intersection of Marcus Harvey Boulevard and Monroe Street in Bed-Stuy at around 1:30 a.m. Another man was shot at St. John’s Place and Franklin Avenue at around 3 a.m. The four victims were...

The Brooklyn Nets lose their third game of the playoff series against the Chicago Bulls in triple overtime with a score of 142-134. The team’s inaugural season will face elimination on Monday when the Bulls travel to New York to play game five of the seven game series. Read more at USA Today.

Three men were injured in an early-morning shooting at the intersection of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Monroe Street. A gun was found at the scene, police said. Read more at News 12 Brooklyn.

The F and G train subway station at Smith and 9th Street is now open after two years of renovation. The $32 million updates include art-deco panels, florescent lighting, and public access to the stations CCTV. Read more at Commercial Observer.