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 ...

Inside a Coney Island theater devoted to circus sideshows, a crowd watched as longtime sword swallower and strongman Adam Rinn presided over a mock funeral, complete with weeping mourners and an ...

The Coney Island History Project is ringing in the summer season with two new art exhibits opening May 24, Memorial Day weekend. The project combines street photography, cyanotypes, native plants and ...

These days, Coney Island is known for its roller coasters, Mermaid Parade, and Hot Dog Eating Contest, but back in the 1960s and 1970s, it was a very different story.Instead, the Brooklyn ...

Coney Island has been a popular destination for Fourth of July celebrations since the early 1900s and the introduction of the hot-dog eating contest. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...