Hundreds of firefighters in Greece are battling a series of wildfires on the island of Chios, where officials declared an emergency and more than a dozen communities were evacuated. Three blazes ...

Coney Island’s “last traditional carousel” from the early 20th century has more than 50 hand-carved wooden horses and two chariots. It also was spruced up as part of the restoration project.

The summer solstice was on Friday evening, but the unofficial start of summer in NYC happened on Saturday (6/21), when the Coney Island Mermaid Parade took over Surf Ave and the boardwalk for its ...

South Justis is currently producing 108 barrels of oil per day ("BOPD") from 19 actively producing wells which adds $1.2 million in net cash flow annually with minimal impact to the G&A costs of ...

The island’s one campground with 15 sites is reachable via a mile-and-a-half hike from the pier. Reservations go fast, so book a few months out on the park’s booking site.

Today, John Gabriel, Kit Smythe, and Nancy McCarthy are footnotes in Gilligan’s Island lore, but for one week in 1963, they were original castaways, marooned in TV history—just not the version ...

For Gaffney, working at Paul’s Daughter is a way to help preserve the spirit of Coney Island. He points to the long-time workers at other businesses along the boardwalk as the reason he keeps coming ...

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's law barring transgender medical care for minors such as puberty blockers and hormone treatments. SCOTUS Blog explained that in the 119-page decision, the ...

Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, will return to its Coney Island competition stage this summer, a year after being sidelined by a sponsorship conflict.

A quick ketchup on the hot dog-eating contest Nathan's Famous claims the hot dog eating contest was born when four immigrants gathered at its original Coney Island stand on July 4, 1916, in a ...

A quick ketchup on the hot dog-eating contest Nathan's Famous claims the hot dog eating contest was born when four immigrants gathered at its original Coney Island stand on July 4, 1916, in a ...

Joey Chestnut was banned from the contest that made him famous after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based proteins. The 16-time champ returns to Coney Island on July 4th.