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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

See pictures below. Proceeds from the New Year’s Day Plunge go to Coney Island non-profit organizations, including the Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island History Project, Coney Island YMCA ...