Officials and marine experts are hoping that the group of dolphins who have been in the Navesink River since the summer are heading back to the open sea. It's believed the dolphins were following a school of fish when they made a wrong turn. Officials worried about the dolphins partly due to the proximity of curious humans in boats and kayaks but let them be, as they seemed healthy and chasing them out might prove......

Photograph of one person pulled from waters off Coney Island (he was saved) by carolitajohnson on Flickr This past weekend, the Coast Guard, NYPD, FDNY and other groups looked for swimmers missing off local shores but ultimately did not find any of the three people who were apparently caught in riptides. Since Friday, four other people drowned off NYC and Long Island beaches. On Friday, two people drowned and two others were missing off......

Kiss the unseasonably warm weather of last week good-bye. A coastal storm is "brewing" in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to arrive in the New York region tonight. An "intern" meteorologist told Newsday, "This is a change in weather pattern. We know the abnormal weather patterns can't stay forever. We're trending toward more of a wintertime pattern." The predictions vary, but what's being mentioned is "rain, sleet, and snow" and "messy commute tomorrow morning,"......

The Hamptons may reek of money, but Coney Island is getting its very own scent, courtesy of downtown fragrance company Bond No. 9. Inspired by all the recent development along Brooklyn's bayshore, parfumeur Richard Harpin designed a location-based scent that is the borough's first from the company. It will retail for $40 an ounce, $125 for 1.7 ounces or $180 for 3.4 ounces, indicating to us that the value lies in the increasing size of......

ART: Check out Pale and Blue at 14 tonight at Giant Robot New York. Jeana Sohn’s paintings are a testament to the bond between humans and nature. Meanwhile, The Village Voice is calling Giant Robot New York, “Best New Gallery/store For Big Kids Who Still Like To Play With Toys.” Closing January 3rd. - Stephanie Nikolopoulos Closing Tomorrow // Giant Robot [437 E 9th St] // Free THEATER: The Big Voice: God or Merman? is......

Oooh, exciting weather this morning. As already mentioned a tornado warning was in effect for about 15 minutes. No tornado was detected. The warning accompanied intense rain in upper Manhattan and the Bronx, leading to a flash flood warning. 1010 WINS is reporting scattered power outages and flooding across the area. The reason for the storm activity is why Wednesday's forecasts for yesterday were all screwed up. Astute readers of Gothamist's Wednesday weather post will......

Oh, Coney Island, there are so many freak things happening there: The Post reports that a woman's wig got caught in the wheels of the Cyclone roller coaster on Sunday afternoon, causing a rolling-and-coasting stoppage for 30 minutes as workers tried to fix the problem. The Cyclone manager said that the wig probably fell off someone's head and landed on the tracks, adding, "This happens sometimes where something flies out and gets stuck. Usually, it's......