After sustaining significant damage in Hurricane Sandy, the Coney Island History Project is reopening their reconstructed space on March 24, Coney Island's Opening Day, and are already looking at ways ...

Green-Wood Cemetery will host an exhibit next month celebrating the life of William F. Mangels, the master mechanic and designer of several turn-of-the-century Coney Island rides, including The Whip, ...

CONEY ISLAND — THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY SHOW & TELL is coming to southern Brooklyn’s historic recreation center on Saturday, Nov. 16. Presenting this interactive reminiscence event are the Coney ...

Whether it be riding the Python or taking a dip at Sunlite Pool, many have fond memories of Coney Island, but few can claim to have such a personal and ancestral connection as Matthew Devine and his ...

On the heels of Joe Sitt’s statement that the old buildings in Coney Island are “just horrible, rundown relics with nothing exciting about them, the preservationist group Save Coney Island has ...

Before its rich neon amusement culture, Coney Island was part of the town of Gravesend when it was founded in 1643 by an Englishwoman, Lady Deborah Moody. It was primarily used for grazing animals ...

There are just four more nights before the lights at Coney Island go permanently dark.As many patrons open their memory boxes and recall their youthful romps and rides at the iconic amusement park, ...

Coney Island is set to permanently close at the end of the year, putting to an end a much-beloved Greater Cincinnati attraction that's been around for generations, with plans to replace it with a ...

NEW YORK – Coney Island is always a spectacle. And then there's the Mermaid Parade every June, a day when self-described Coney Island freaks set the bar for the rest of the year's whimsy and ...

Food enthusiasts planning Michigan road trips now include Duly’s as a mandatory stop alongside other state landmarks and attractions. The restaurant draws lunch crowds from across Michigan who’ve ...