Coney Island News

Freezin' for a Reason event to raise money for Camp Sunshine, a one-of-a-kind retreat in Maine for children with life-threatening diseases and their families CONEY ISLAND, New York - The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's fourth annual Coney Island Polar Dip to benefit Camp Sunshine is set for 1 p.m. on New Year's Day at Riegelmann Boardwalk on Coney ...

A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome spent 11 days hiding on the New York subway until he was spotted by an officer who recognised him from missing person posters.

Carlo Fodera, a.k.a. Coney Island Carlo , is taking tattooing global in a new reality television show, Tattoo Masters Worldwide .

The doors to Mayor Michael Bloomberga TMs dreams for Coney Island finally flew open Nov.

Day after day, night after night, Francisco Hernandez Jr. rode the subway. He had a MetroCard , $10 in his pocket and a book bag on his lap.

Millions of people go to Coney Island by subway. But would the tens of thousands of residents consider switching to a ferry? That's what the city Economic Development Corporation wants to know, calling last week for a feasibility study for a potential commuter ferry service to link the once-forlorn neighborhood and Manhattan.

Jesse Levitt is about to open a Coney Island-themed bar, The Minor Arcana, on Washington Avenue.

Our photographer Tom Callan has been shooting Brooklyn for longer than a mob henchman.

Freak out: Andrew Berlingieri, who owns the Shoot the Freak booth on the Coney Island Boardwalk, is worried that there'll be no place for him and other local operators once the city brings in an outside amusement park operator.

We noted yesterday that, as part of the city's rehabilitation plans, the Coney Island boardwalk will be rebuilt soon .

New York City has reached a deal to buy nearly seven acres of prime Coney Island real estate from the developer that owns the property.

Mayor Bloomberg said today the city plans to revitalize historic Coney Island in an effort to make it " the greatest seaside sensation anywhere in the world." These were his remarks as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio: "Few areas of our city inspire as much nostalgia as Coney Island .

A quarter-century ago, Coney Island was the home of the Homicides gang, led by the Rivera brothers, Outlaw and Deadeye.

A major turning point in the Coney Island revitalization saga happened yesterday as the City most of Sitt's hold on Coney Island.

New York City has cut a deal to buy almost seven acres of Coney Island - opening the doors for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to revive the famed Brooklyn waterfront.

Marty Markowitz in front of Nathan's announcing the arrival of the circus to Coney Island says, 'The public slowly grows tired of you.' After eight years in office, Marty Markowitz knows Brooklynites might be getting "tired" of him.

Just in time for the election, New York Magazine checks in on New York City architecture and development during the Bloomberg years .

You always know youa TMre in trouble when the Captain comes on the loudspeaker and tells the crew wea TMre going to be hitting some rough seas.

As our good friend, Rubys Host, brings us, fences are going back up on the Coney Island Boardwalk from the Stillwell Bathhouse to Gregory & Paul's . They have even snug a fence in the sand and have removed most of the benches.

O f all the great pizza rivalries-Patsy vs. Patsy's , Ray's vs. Ray's , Mangieri vs.