Coney Island News

Coney Island's Bowery strip, the most notorious area of the amusement district. In the center of the postcard, you can make out the sign for Wacke's establishment.

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Sea Gate is a gated community on the tip of Brooklyn adjacent to Coney Island. Current homes for sale run from the cheap, $250K to the moderately expensive $1.2 Million.

From bathing beauties to pig-riding grandmothers: Stunning black and white photos show the changing landscape of Coney Island's many theme parks If the first great American pastime is baseball, then surely the second must be spending a day riding roller coasters and eating cotton candy - and better still if it's within a train ride of New York ... (more)

With temps soaring into the 80s, hordes of sun worshipers blanketed Coney Island, lounging on beach towels and tossing Frisbees.

After days of mostly rain, the sun is shining bright. And the beaches are ready.

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer, and with that all public beaches in New York City are officially open.A City beaches include Orchard Beach in the Bronx; Coney Island and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn; Rockaway Beach in Queens; and Midland Beach, South Beach, Wolfe's Pond Beach, and Cedar Grove on Staten Island.A All city beaches are ... (more)

"All kinds of new things happening, whether its the wonderful food concession here in Rockaway beach or the brand new park facilities here in Far Rockaway or new rides in Coney Island, new beaches in Staten Island, new concessions in orchard beach," Benepe said.

The Santa Cruz Boardwalk has the only oceanfront amusement park on the West Coast with two rides officially recognized as National Historic Landmarks: the hand-carved Looff carousel and the wood-framed Giant Dipper roller coaster .

Tall ships from around the world anchored south of the Verrazano Bridge on Tuesday, in preparation for Fleet Week, which began Wednesday.

Hamptons schmamptons. We're planning on staying in town for this upcoming glorious three-day weekend, and have put together a little guide for our fellow staycationers.

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It'll be hard to miss the sound of music in Brooklyn this summer - but among all the concerts in the borough, these six outdoor shows are worth going out of your way for: The emcee formerly known as Mos Def takes the stage with the borough's long-standing classical orchestra in a tribute both Bedford-Stuyvesant native Lena Horne and Beethoven and ... (more)

Andy Maiorana served on the Intrepid from 1971 to 1973 and is excited to be working with Grucci Fireworks on pyro show to honor veterans, salute the ship museum's 30th anniversary and launch Fleet Week.

In an undated publicity photo released by The Public Theater, from left, Julian Fleisher and Kacie Sheik, are shown in a scene from the musical "February House," currently performing off-Broadway from May 8 through June 10, 2012 at The Public Theater in New York.

The Village Voice-sponsored Siren Music Festival was a summer institution for nearly 10 years, bringing free sets from the likes of The Shins, Guided By Voices, Saul Williams, Screaming Females, M.I.A. and Ted Leo to the shores of Coney Island.

At the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, a Navy diver shows a youngster his rebreather tank, which recycles the air and can allow him to stay under water four to five hours.

Thumbs up!: Brooklyn fishing fan George Safee shows his enthusiasm for casting lines off the 69th Street-Veterans Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge.

Good Morning America's 2012 Summer Concert Series begins Friday with singer-songwriter -- and "Duets" judge -- Robin Thicke .