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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
2025 is officially upon us, and as usual, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club started off the year with a dip in the Atlantic Ocean. Wednesday’s temperatures reached the lower 50s, but it was ...
He previously said he expected construction to begin in early December with ... (JIM LOCKWOOD/STAFF PHOTO) Part of the building that housed Coney Island Lunch on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton ...
A portion of the Coney Island Lunch building in downtown Scranton, currently under construction, collapsed into Lackawanna Avenue early Monday morning, City Fire Chief John Judge said. Crews were ...