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  1. August 27, 2026 Former Juice & Moore owner Shamel Kelly sued the city for $6 million, alleging 60th Precinct officers raided him repeatedly after he filed a CCRB complaint and that a mayoral staffer referred him to the police commissioner's twin brother, who asked for $2,500
  2. August 13, 2026 Two men were indicted on 88 counts, including attempted murder, for spraying gunfire into a July 4 barbecue that wounded eight people and killed a six-year-old's puppy.
  3. July 14, 2026 A state senator is demanding emergency Riegelmann Boardwalk repairs now, warning residents can't wait for a $1 billion rebuild that won't finish until 2032.
  4. July 11, 2026 State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is demanding emergency repairs to the Riegelmann Boardwalk's broken planks and exposed nails while the city's $1 billion reconstruction sits years away.
  5. July 10, 2026 Police arrested Robert Smith, 44, in the July 4 mass shooting that wounded eight people, including four children, at a Surf Avenue barbecue.
  6. July 9, 2026 Police arrested a man in connection with the July 4 mass shooting at Coney Island that wounded eight people, including four children.
  7. July 8, 2026 A grandmother whose eight family members were shot at a 4th of July barbecue interrupted Mayor Mamdani at a vigil Tuesday: "They shot our babies. This has to stop." The gunman remains at large.
  8. July 7, 2026 Twelve people were shot across July 4th celebrations, including a 6-year-old boy struck in the chest at a Coney Island mass shooting.
  9. July 5, 2026 Joey Chestnut ate 66 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win his 18th Nathan's Famous Fourth of July title at the Surf and Stillwell flagship; Miki Sudo took the women's crown with 38.75, her 12th.
  10. July 4, 2026 Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return this morning to defend their Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest titles on Surf Avenue.
  11. June 29, 2026 Joey Chestnut returns to defend his Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Championship title at Surf and Stillwell on July 4 at noon, chasing his world record of 76. Miki Sudo defends the women's title. The contest has run at Coney Island since 1916.
  12. June 28, 2026 Brooklyn Cyclones beat Jersey Shore 6-5 in High-A action Friday, with John Bay hitting his 10th home run and catcher Ronald Hernandez reaching base four times.

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