In the late 19th century, Coney Island began its rapid development into what is now an iconic tourist destination in New York City. By 1868 — just a few years after the end of the Civil War ...

In the above photos you'll see Coney Island as it looked in the late 1800s through the early 1920s—right up until when the boardwalk was being built. And here are a few facts from the 1800s that ...

Baby, it's cold outside - and feels even colder in the Atlantic Ocean! The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is getting hyped for its annual plunge into the waves on New Year's Day. Proclaimed as the ...

Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge ...

In the early 1900s, Coney Island enticed New Yorkers to visit with its bathing pavilions, seaside resorts and amusement park. The Great Depression took its toll on the fun-loving spot, causing ...

Nearly 30,000 people crossed the finish line at the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon in Coney Island on Saturday morning afternoon after pounding the Kings County pavement for 13.1 miles. With a grand ...

The explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor. According to tradition, his right-hand man, John Coleman ...

Local and overseas riders competed in the Pink Sand Scrambling motocross event at Coney Island in St George’s this weekend. The event, which was organised by Pink Sand Scrambling, featured more ...

Another fun fact is that Coney Island was a location owned and operated by mainly ride manufacturing families, and the historic Amusement District was once much more vast than it is today.

The Bowery soon came to define the heart of Coney Island, and so it does today. When local politician John McKane went on trial for a multitude of abuses in 1887, George Tilyou was the sole ...