A sideview of Coney Island’s Elephant Hotel. Image via Wikimedia Commons A victim of Coney Island’s once frequent raging fires was the Elephant Colossus. From 1885 until 1896, Coney Island had ...

Coney Island weathered the Great Depression ... The Elephantine Colossus, also referred to as the Elephant Hotel, was built in 1884 on Surf Avenue near West 12th Street. It was designed by ...

A sleek, glass-enclosed hotel with a multi-colored rooftop would be built right behind the casino. The plan also includes a convention hall. “A gaming and entertainment venue on Coney Island is ...

None of the developers working for “The Coney” lives in Coney Island. A March 2023 headline in Politico declared that New York casino contracts are “an absolute petri dish for corruption.” ...

A New York City arts nonprofit says it's worried about the future if a controversial plan to build a casino in Coney Island moves forward. Artists with Coney Island USA, the arts nonprofit ...

The same east wind gave Coney Island the strongest surf that has been seen... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

CINCINNATI — Coney Island opened its first roller coaster, called Dip The Dips, in 1911. That was just one milestone in a long history of fun attractions at the park where Walt Disney used to ...

The developers behind a $3 billion gamble to bring a casino to Coney Island have revealed new details ... feature a 250,000-square-foot, 500-room hotel, a 2,500-seat concert venue, 92,000-square ...

It's been almost a year since Coney Island announced it would close its doors, when management announced Coney Island was sold to Music & Event Management Inc., a subsidiary of the Cincinnati ...