Marty Markowitz

Luna Park Ribbon-Cutting March 24, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Amusements At Coney Island Open For Season, But Struggle Persists In Neighborhood

A symbolic opening Sunday marked the return of the amusement rides on Coney Island after the damage they suffered from Superstorm Sandy.

2013/03/24

Luna Park on Coney Island - March 22, 2013 (credit: Peter Haskell / WCBS 880)

Despite Sandy’s Wrath, Coney Island’s Luna Park To Reopen On Schedule Sunday

To celebrate, the park is offering free rides on the Cyclone Roller Coaster for the first 100 visitors on Opening Day. However, not everyone in the storm-ravaged community is feeling festive.

2013/03/22

Brooklyn Couples Married More Than 50 Years Celebrate Their Love

More than 300 couples who have been married for half a century or more are gathering in Brooklyn to celebrate their love in a special Valentine’s Day ceremony.

2013/02/14

Loew's Kings Theatre then and now. (credit: NYCEDC)

Work To Begin On Restoration Of Loew’s Kings Theatre In Brooklyn

The movie house which opened in 1929 was inspired by the Palace of Versailles and the Paris Opera House.

2013/01/23

Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler (R) wraps the sash around Mallory Hytes Hagan of New York, the new Miss America (credit: David Becker/Getty Images)

Miss America, Technically, Is Not A Real New Yorker, But So What?

Brooklyn resident Mallory Hagan was crowned Miss America this past Saturday. But she is actually a native of Alabama.

2013/01/14

Tawaiian Holmes with her mother E-Zara Paul, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the good Samaritans who rescued her from beneath a car. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Good Samaritans Honored For Lifting Car Off Of Brooklyn Girl

Tawaiian Holmes was riding her scooter on a sidewalk in Brownsville on Dec. 19 when she was caught up in a three-car accident.

2013/01/08

Revelers in Times Square on New Year's Eve get festive with NIVEA accessories and products at Times Square on December 31, 2012 in New York City. (Credit: Brad Barket/Getty Images for NIVEA)

Times Square Packed With Teeming Crowd To Ring In 2013

The ball has dropped in front of a throng of 1 million in Times Square, and 2013 has arrived.

2012/12/31

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz (credit: CBS 2)

Brooklyn Borough President Recalls Best And Worst Aspects Of 2012

Marty Markowitz counts superstorm Sandy among worst aspects of 2012, while the opening of Barclays Center is tops for the year.

2012/12/30

Doreen Winkler and Victor Samuel were honored Tuesday for saving a man from nearly being hit by a subway train, and risking their own lives in doing so. (Credit: CBS 2)

Subway Heroes Honored For Rescuing Man Seconds Before Train Would Have Hit

Two people were honored Tuesday who had nothing in common except a fateful moment, and a heroic heart.

2012/12/18

Lichtenstein: Forgive Me For Not Celebrating Islanders’ Move Out Of Nassau

Forgive me if I don’t celebrate with Michael Bloomberg, Marty Markowitz and Charles Wang. Brooklyn is better than Quebec, but it still feels like another punch to the soul for the true fans of a once-proud franchise.

2012/10/25

Saga Finally Ends As Islanders Announce Move To Barclays Center

Goodbye, Nassau. Hello, Brooklyn. The Islanders will become the borough’s second professional sports franchise when they move to Barclays Center in 2015.

2012/10/24

Brooklyn Students Turn Out To Plant Daffodils Honoring 9/11 Victims

A crowd turned out Saturday to plant daffodils outside a Brooklyn school in memory of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

CBS New York–2012/10/20

Members of the Harlem Globetrotters at the Brooklyn Bridge (credit: Glenn Schuck/1010 WINS)

Harlem Globetrotters To Play First-Ever Game In Brooklyn

The Harlem Globetrotters have played 20,000 exhibitions in 120 countries and now for the first time in their 87-year history they will play in Brooklyn.

2012/10/03

Barclays Center court (Credit: Brad Kallet/CBSNewYork.com)

Are You Ready, New Yorkers? An Inside Look At The Brand New Barclays Center

Brooklynites have been waiting for this moment for years, for decades. The Barclays Center will be the first new major sports and entertainment indoor arena in New York since 1968.

2012/09/21

Macy's fireworks over the Hudson River - New York, NY - Jul 4, 2010 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / Special to CBSNewYork)

De Blasio Wants Macy’s July 4th Fireworks Back On East River

The Macy’s fireworks have been held over the Hudson River since 2009, at which time it was just to celebrate Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan. Several elected officials are calling for the display’s return to the East River.

2012/06/29

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