“I wanted the money only to enable me to see movie stars," he reportedly said The first extortion letter was written on Feb. 6, 1943. It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood ...

At the height of her fame, movie star Betty Grable was targeted in a 1940s extortion scheme Screen Archives/Getty Movie star Betty Grable was a victim of extortion in the 1940s The extortionist, ...

A proposal to build a casino in Coney Island was rejected by a Community Advisory Committee Monday afternoon, effectively ending the bid. The committee voted to deny allowing the bid to move forward ...

Thor Equities’ Coney Island casino proposal appeared dead on Monday after three people with the power to sink the bid announced that they plan to oppose it — continuing a week of bad news for New York ...

Coney Island is at a crossroads. On one side, we have the chance, with a new casino, to revitalize an area that is in need of help. On the other side, is continuing to do the same thing. As a former ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min As Coney Island faces a pivotal ...

Officials who will decide the fate of a proposed casino in Coney Island heard from business leaders and community members Tuesday during a packed public hearing inside a local YMCA. “We’ve had over ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

A proposed casino in Coney Island will bring year-round “traffic hell” to Brooklyn’s beachy neighborhood, according to one of the six members of the state community advisory council who will vote on ...

After first landing in Williamsburg, a marketer found a one-bedroom apartment in a (somewhat) quieter part of Brooklyn, and has taken up surfing. By D.W. Gibson For Fey Sandoval, the Covid-19 pandemic ...