New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Students Franks Stir Town.
Coney Island Improvements.

For 4 place Of its size Brooklyn has
anout as few really naughty schoolboys
perhaps as any city. The Brooklyn at
ynosphere has a sort OF soothing effect upon
the inhabitants that seems To prevent thehl
from being obstreperous. Many contend
that the only people who ever do anything
wrong there are importatons from Man
haitian. or "other centres OF iniquity.' But
in the last week the schoolboys have
broken out in an inexplicable manner
Early in the week. while the Erasmus
Hall Students Organization was In the
midst OF It's campaign for new offlclals'
some ardent campaigner carried poster
90 the tower of the old Dutch Reformed
Church and fastened II there.
The Poly students occasionally create
some local excitement when they march
about the streets in the neighborhood of
the Borough Hall while engaged in initia-
'tton ceremonies. Nobody ever pays any at
asption to them-probably two-thirds of the
people they pass do not know that any
thing unusual is up But on Wednesday
peveral Of tho boys did get into the lime
hight They were at photographers place
on F1atbush avenue at the time Of the
.parade OF the "Vamps," and, probably
without thinking they would be seen'
sstepped out on a fire escape 10 see the
yznarching columns. They were in costume,
ttust as they were 10 appear In a school
tplay. Some OF them were dressed in girls
sciothes. AS they stood In full view smok-
tfng the people below were terribly shocked.
when the parade was over they withdrew
quietly, but the photographer feared that
ads business would be injured by the ap-
Eparent scandalous conduct Of his patrons,
.snd he had a detailed explanation pub
hished IN the local papers.
Far the last few days the business peo-
ne OF Coney Island have been busy de-
tczding on contracts for the proposed FIVE
sniIe ocean front boulevard, which is TO ex-
nend from Manhattan Beach TO Sea Gate.
Early in the week s300,0oO worth Of work
rwas authorized on the new boardwalk at
xhe eastern end Of Manhattan Beach. 1t
O. 10 be completed within three months.
AT the end OF the week the directors OF
Hhe Grand Coney Island Company decided
upon a walk from West 9th street to West
e7th street The boulevard and walk are TO
De 800 feet over the ocean, and will be lined
with business places. 1t is expected that
she completion Of the plan will result In a
great boom for the island.
After eight years Of endeavor the Bush
wick Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church,
Bushwick avenue and Madison street will
break ground for its new building this
spring The Sunday school building was
PUT up eight years ago. When finished the
church will have frontage OF 40 feet in
Madison street and will extend l25 feet
slong Bushwick avenue. The church and
Sunday school will be so arranged that
they can form one auditorium The church
will be provided with l1J0 seats The cost
1f the building will be $1,000.
The decline of the Protestant population
OF the Cireenpoint and williamsburg Sec
tions is further attested this month by the
union of the Tabernacle and the First
Methodist Episcopal churches. The churches
decided that their attendances and In
comes no longer warranted their separa-
ZION. Both churches were founded I'm the
DAYS when the Greenpoint section was the
centre OF the shipbuilding industry. The
Tabernacle Church at Manhattan avenue
and Noble street will be retained. 1t seats
700 persons, and is valued at $1,000 while
the First Church. No 955 Manhattan ave.
nue.. valued at $4,000. will be disposed Of