Electric lights were available in the US since the 1880s, but were not common until half a century later, which is why the ...

Over 400 student volunteers from across the city helped plant native beach vegetation along the dunes of Coney Island Creek ...

New Yorkers turned out in force for Saturday’s reopening of Coney Island’s Luna Park ... at 6:30 a.m. by his friend Erik Knapp, 59, Brooklyn’s self-proclaimed “Mr. Cyclone.” ...

It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams.

"The Wonder Wheel is the heart of Coney Island, here in the center. And to alter that skyline and to change that, it just puts a knife in my heart," said Dennis Vourderis. Brooklyn Borough ...

Summer’s knocking at Brooklyn’s door. Screams will fill the air and egg creams will flow on Coney Island this weekend as Luna Park throws a three-day blockbuster party to celebrate its 122nd ...