Green-Wood Cemetery will host an exhibit next month celebrating the life of William F. Mangels, the master mechanic and designer of several turn-of-the-century Coney Island rides, including The Whip, ...

Food enthusiasts planning Michigan road trips now include Duly’s as a mandatory stop alongside other state landmarks and ...

The Coney Island History Project is ringing in the summer season with two new art exhibits opening May 24, Memorial Day weekend. The project combines street photography, cyanotypes, native plants and ...

CONEY ISLAND — THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY SHOW & TELL is coming to southern Brooklyn’s historic recreation center on Saturday, Nov. 16. Presenting this interactive reminiscence event are the Coney ...

After sustaining significant damage in Hurricane Sandy, the Coney Island History Project is reopening their reconstructed space on March 24, Coney Island's Opening Day, and are already looking at ways ...

Before its rich neon amusement culture, Coney Island was part of the town of Gravesend when it was founded in 1643 by an Englishwoman, Lady Deborah Moody. It was primarily used for grazing animals ...

Whether it be riding the Python or taking a dip at Sunlite Pool, many have fond memories of Coney Island, but few can claim to have such a personal and ancestral connection as Matthew Devine and his ...

On the heels of Joe Sitt’s statement that the old buildings in Coney Island are “just horrible, rundown relics with nothing exciting about them, the preservationist group Save Coney Island has ...

Detroit’s coney dog tradition lives on! Explore iconic spots serving up chili-smothered classics, local history, and ...

Coney Island is set to permanently close at the end of the year, putting to an end a much-beloved Greater Cincinnati attraction that's been around for generations, with plans to replace it with a ...

NEW YORK – Coney Island is always a spectacle. And then there's the Mermaid Parade every June, a day when self-described Coney Island freaks set the bar for the rest of the year's whimsy and ...