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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

along with a new hotel just steps from the iconic Coney Island Boardwalk. A short walk from the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel, the building would immediately transform the Coney Island skyline with its ...

Recchia, who represented the 47th District — which includes Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Gravesend from 2002 until 2013 — said he believes the gaming center and hotel can be the ...

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 ...