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Double Exposure: Photographer Barry Yanowitz & Coney Island on BCAT TV

Posted in Photography, video, tagged Barry Yanowitz, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Independent Television, Caught in the Act, Coney Island on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Tune in tonight at 10 pm to Brooklyn Independent Television to catch photographer and ATZ contributor Barry Yanowitz on Caught in the Act. The entire segment was shot in Coney Island, where Barry grew up and lived until graduating from college in 1995. The shots that we’ve reproduced here, including the above “accidental” double exposure, [...]

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Target the Coney Island Arcade Cat & His Friend Pretty

Posted in Animals, Photo Album, tagged cat, Coney Island, Coney Island Arcade, Photography, Target the Cat on February 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Last week ATZ dropped by to visit Coney Island Arcade & Game operator Manny Cohen and his world-famous cat. Even during the off-season, Target the Coney Island Cat can be seen making his rounds on the Bowery. We found him sitting on the hood of Manny’s car. Last May, Target’s shy sister Targette aka Targeretty [...]

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New Construction: Coney Island’s 1st Private Beachfront Condos on Boardwalk

Posted in Real Estate, Redevelopment, tagged beachfront condominium, Charles Denson, Coney Island, Coney Island History Project, Lincoln Baths, Taconic Investment Partners on February 17, 2011 | 10 Comments »

The first private beachfront condominiums to be built on the Coney Island Boardwalk are under construction at West 32nd Street and are expected to be completed this summer. The four-story building will have 11 units including 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, each with its own parking stall. Marina Krasnova of New Vision told ATZ [...]

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