Coney Island

Coney Island led the country in carnival attractions from about 1880 to the start of World War II.

Questions about the safety of aging roller coasters abound after Coney Island’s iconic Cyclone stalled on opening day.

Clear sunny sky, mild wind, and temperatures just above the freezing point—ideal conditions for a dip in the Atlantic Ocean. That is, if one is a polar bear. Or perhaps part of some 2,000 hardy fellows that participated in the annual Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Swim on Coney Island Thursday afternoon.

Minutes before midnight, people in cities around the world look up to wait and watch some odd thing drop slowly to mark the countdown to the New Year.

After a 10-year-old girl drowned at Coney Island beach Tuesday evening, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams called on the city to make water safety education mandatory.

Members of the New York City Council’s Public Housing Committee listened to local residents’ complaints Thursday about failing mobile boilers.

NEW YORK—Only the foolhardy will brave the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day to take part in the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. This year, I was one of them.

NEW YORK—The longer you wait, the closer you get to eating that hot dog. It’s Independence Day and what better way to celebrate than a Nathan’s hot dog on Coney Island.

There was a quiet calm with dark clouds overhead at Coney Island on Friday, March 24. The day before the amusement park would officially open for Memorial Day weekend, most of the few occupants were workers and construction crews doing last-minute repairs.

The boardwalk was intact and echoed the large crowds’ frequent footsteps at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, on March 24.

Denos’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park will open Sunday for the first time this season, and as it has been since 1983, it will be a family affair.