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 ...

It’s New York City’s iconic summer playground. Coney Island, a Brooklyn neighborhood with nearly 3 miles of beaches, has been helping New Yorkers cool off and decompress for over a century now.

Coney Island is an incredible community filled with industrious, unique New Yorkers who take pride in where they come from. Coney Island is known throughout the world for its one-of-a-kind ...

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 Coney Island Polar Bears, the oldest winter bathing club in the United States, is looking forward to celebrating the 121st anniversary of this time-honored tradition and planning to welcome 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 ...

New Yorkers turned out in force for Saturday’s reopening of Coney Island’s Luna Park, with some arriving long before any of the amusement park’s workers. Bensonhurst’s David Zubin ...

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 ...

Coney Island has been a popular destination for the Fourth of July since the early 20th century. Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held on July 4 since the 1970s. Vintage photos of ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — As Independence Day approaches, Coney Island is gearing up for one of its biggest ...

The B&B Carousell on the famous Coney Island Boardwalk is the oldest of these antique amusements. Completed in 1909 in a workshop blocks away from its current home, the old-world gem is now part ...

The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ...