Luna Park at Coney Island opened on Saturday in time for the warm, clear Memorial Day Weekend. Early reports indicate the boardwalk will be bustling this summer. “My dad and grandfather used to tell me about Luna Park and the old rides,” Danny Montoya, 56, of Queens, told the Daily News. “I think this [...]
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
by Yaffi Spodek For many New Yorkers, the words “Coney Island” conjure up images of a wind-swept boardwalk with the Cyclone roller coaster in the background. But the famed amusement park is just one attraction at the end of a five-mile stretch that runs through the borough of Kings. In fact, much can be be discovered [...]
Monday, May 10, 2010
Furniture designers based in Red Hook are going to make a killing: they’re selling outrageously expensive wooden tables and chairs made from repurposed pieces of the Coney Island boardwalk. Jason Horvath and Bill Hilgendorf started Uhuru—Swahili for “freedom” and Nichelle Nichols’s character on the original Star Trek—seven years ago, and now their Coney Island pieces [...]
Monday, May 3, 2010
Rearing these birds is serious business and passion in Kings County.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Why so many people of color fear swimming, and what some are doing about it.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Construction crews are working around-the-clock to ensure Luna Park will be open for Memorial Day Weekend, the Post reports. The 19 new rides are modeled after the original Luna Park, which operated at the site from 1903 to 1944. The roller-coasters, swinging pendulums and teacups have been tested in Italy and are now arriving at [...]
Monday, April 26, 2010
A Coney Island man was killed last night at Shell Road and Bouck Court after his car jumped a curb and struck a stanchion on the F line last night. Constatine Beyn, 22, was pronounced dead after being transported to Lutheran Medical Center. Two female passengers were listed in serious but stable condition while a [...]
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A filmmaker has tracked down the Zipper and Spider rides that brought screams and nausea to visitors of Coney Island for years are getting a second life on a Honduran beach community, according to an article by the Daily News. Amy Nicholson, 46, was filming the rides as part of her film, “Last Day of the Zipper.” When [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The NYPD has identified the victim of yesterday’s fire at 2970 W. 24th St as 11-year-old Tavon Turpin. Police also announced the arrest of Melinda Mclain, 59, on charges of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. Share
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
An 11-year-old boy was killed in a fire on West 24th Street on Coney Island early this afternoon. Police responding to the fire found the boy unconscious and unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at Coney Island Hospital. Share
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