A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's famed boardwalk.
Devouring an impressive 71 hot dogs in 10 minutes, defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the coveted Mustard Belt for the 12th time.
Chowdown champions will face off Wednesday at Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, where the men's record stands at 72 frankfurters and buns in 10 minutes.
Aerosmith's Joe Perry was taken to the hospital Sunday night after staggering and almost collapsing at concert on Coney Island.
Joey Chestnut downed 70 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday, beating Matt Stonie by 17 dogs to win the contest at Nathan's Famous on Coney Island.
It's a weekend so many Americans will chow down on burgers, hot dogs and pies, but one group will do it on a professional level - all entrants in the Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest held on July 4th. On Friday, they weighed in at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
