Bensonhurst
Coney Island Boardwalk (Photo by B.Y. Lei)City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Councilman Mark Treyger and Councilman Chaim Deutsch — as well as 48 other members of the Council and Public Advocate Letitia James — calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate the Coney Island Riegelmann
Arts & Culture
Photo via NYC Marines [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmarines/4659079600] via FlickrIt’s getting warmer out so put away your winter jackets and get out and socialize with the people in your community! Here are fun events for everyone in the family going on this week. Send us your
Arts & Culture
This summer, for the first ever, music lovers will trek out to Coney Island to experience rock legends like Willie Nelson [/road-willie-nelson-visit-coney-island-summer/#.VykBN6ODGko], Beach Boys and Jane’s Addiction [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/04/coney-island-amphitheaters-summer-lineup-will-include-beach-boys-boston-sting-ziggy-marley/] at a gorgeous $60 million, 5,000-seat, outdoor amphitheater [/childs-amphitheater-coney/#.Vyj8uaODGkq]. But over the
Central Park
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is open to revisiting the idea of making the Riegelmann Boardwalk a scenic landmark, reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/news/politics/panel-review-bid-coney-island-boardwalk-wood-article-1.2163992] the New York Daily News. Last year, the LPC rejected Councilman Mark Treyger’s bid to grant [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/
astroland
The rocket returns! Last night, the rocket was trucked into Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. (Photo by Charles Denson, Coney Island History Project)For the first time in five years, the most prominent symbol of Coney Island’s Astroland – the amusement park’s iconic rocket ship – has returned to the
charles denson
The Coney Island History Project and Urban Neighborhood Services are hosting a slideshow presentation by Charles Denson titled “The History of Coney Island’s West End and the Presence and Contributions of African Americans in Coney Island from the 1600s to the Present.”The slideshow will feature never-before-seen images from
astrotower
The Astrotower may be nothing more than a 5-foot stump [/astrotower-demolished/] , but Coney Island lovers will forever remember it as the swaying, 270-foot tower to the stars that it once was. NY Curbed [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/26/remembering_coney_islands_astrotower_now_gone_for_good.php]
1920s
Source: Thirsty Girl ProductionsIt’s time to get your history on and tap into your databank of Coney Island trivia during the Second Annual History Day at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park and The Coney Island History Project, tomorrow, August 11 (rain date: August 12), from 1:00 to 6:
book release party
Source: Barnes & NobleYou think you know Coney Island? Think you got the whole history of America’s most famous amusement park figured out by a cursory trip to Wikipedia? Fuggedaboudit. You don’t know jack squat. When it comes to knowing Coney Island — I mean really, really knowing Coney
amusements
Source: Wikimedia CommonsOnce upon a time, long before Thor Equities, the Coney Island Cyclone, and even before Rabbi Abraham Abraham [/brooklyn-mourns-the-loss-of-rabbi-abraham-abraham/] came into the world, there was Dreamland [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamland_(amusement_park)], an aptly-named Coney Island amusement park, which served as one of the area’s