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Weekend Art Events: August 16-18 (Sand Sculpting, Sundance Shorts, Pop-Up Reading Room & More)

Savor the last few weeks of summer with a variety of events throughout Brooklyn this weekend! There are plenty of block parties to get the whole family outside, such as Summer Strolls 2 and the Red Hook Initiative Block Party. Looking to spend some time indoors? Check out the Sundance

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Weekend Art Events: August 9-11 (Artisan Market, Graveyard Shift, Summer Stroll & More)

Keep the good times going with a variety of summer activities throughout Brooklyn this weekend! Shop the Dekalb Artisan Market or the Colored Girls Hustle Marketplace. The Park Slope 5th Avenue BID’s Summer Strolls are back—perfect outdoor fun for everyone in the family! Plus, this is the last

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Weekend Art Events: June 7-9 (New Voices, Studio Tours, NY Transit Museum Bus Fest & More)

No matter what you’re in the mood for, there are events for everyone this weekend throughout Brooklyn! Learn a new skill at Blick Art Materials with their Golden Silhouette workshop or go back in time with New York Transit Museum’s annual Bus Festival. Plus, this is the last

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Weekend Art Events: May 31-June 2 (Red Hook Fest, Canal Yards Project, Tastes of Franklin & More)

Spend some time outdoors this weekend with a variety of events throughout Brooklyn! Explore Red Hook while enjoying some free barbecue and watching performances during Red Hook Fest. If you know a young reader, kick off the summer with BPL’s summer reading program—the theme this year is Universe

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Weekend Art Events: May 24-26 (DanceAfrica 2019, Coney Island History Project, Memorial Day Concert & More)

There are a handful of indoor and outdoor events throughout Brooklyn this Memorial Day weekend. Dance the night away at a silent disco at The Well or celebrate Memorial Day with a concert featuring The New York City Symphonic Band at Green-Wood Cemetery. This is also the last weekend to

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Weekend Art Events: April 19-21 (Rorschach, Music Of Curiosities, Morbid Anatomy & More)

It’s Easter weekend and the start of spring break. There’s lots to do if you’re staying in town including the return of Morbid Anatomy at Green-Wood Cemetery and an immigrant heritage walking tour at Coney Island. It’s also the last weekend to check out Marjana and

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Coney Island Parks Get Ready For The 2019 Season

CONEY ISLAND – Though it still feels chilly outside, Spring is officially here, and Luna Park [https://lunaparknyc.com/] will be kicking off its 2019 season next weekend! Via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/1937039533072699/]The home of the Coney Island Cyclone [https://lunaparknyc.com/rides/coney-island-cyclone/], Coney Clipper [https:

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Polar Bear Plunge Donates $60,000 To Nine Coney Island Groups

Photo: John Delaney/WCSCONEY ISLAND – The Polar Bear Plunge has come and gone and now so have the $60,000 in donations. The Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge announced that $60,000 raised by those participating in the icy plunge on New Year’s day, will be going to nine

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Commemorate The 10th Anniversary Of Astroland Park Closing

CONEY ISLAND – The Coney Island History Project [https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/] will be open special hours next Saturday, September 8, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the closing of Astroland Park (1962-2008). Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park [https://www.denoswonderwheel.com/] will also host free movie screenings that day in

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Weekend Art Events: August 10-12 (The Breeders, Caribbean Rave, Soul Summit & More)

Hopefully the rain will stay away this weekend as there are lots of fun events planned for outdoors, including concerts, the Borough President’s Black VegFest, the North Slope Summer Stroll, History Day celebrating Coney Island’s immigrant heritage, and more. Check the BKLYNER Calendar [/calendar/] for more events happening

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Weekend Art Events: March 22-25 (Photography, Opera, Cabaret, Coney Island & More)

It may not feel like it outside, but it’s officially Spring! Get out this weekend and enjoy the work of some talented photographers, writers, musicians, singers, comedians, and more! If you’re looking for a camp to send the kiddies to this summer, BKLYNER is hosting a Camp Fair

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Opening Events At Coney Island (March 25) & Prospect Park (April 7+8)

CONEY ISLAND/PROSPECT PARK – Though the weather outside might suggest otherwise, it’s officially Spring. Two iconic outdoor Brooklyn attractions will soon host their annual openings. See what Coney Island and Prospect Park have in store below. Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/

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Weekend Art Events: August 24-27 (Afropunk Fest, Joe Strummer Birthday Bash, Salsa Salsa Dance Party & More)

Summer is winding down. There’s lots to do outdoors this weekend including concerts, walking tours, dance parties, even a soap box derby [/10th-annual-soap-box-derby-saturday/]! Don’t forget to celebrate National Dog Day [http://www.nationaldogday.com] on Saturday and check out the list of Battle of Brooklyn commemorative events [/commemorate-the-241st-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-brooklyn/

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Weekend: Fireworks, Magic, A Beard And Moustache Contest & More Labor Day Fun

An original Steeplechase horse at the Coney Island History Project. (Photo: Coney Island History Project [https://www.facebook.com/ConeyIslandHistoryProject/photos/pb.149347545095135.-2207520000.1441306096./1075659232463957/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)There’s no shortage of wonders to find in southern Brooklyn this Labor Day weekend. Check out Coney Island’s

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Job Alert: Coney Island History Project Seeks Chinese, Turkish & Spanish Speaking Interviewers

Courtesy of the Coney Island History ProjectThe Coney Island History Project [http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/] is looking to hire several part-time interviewers for an oral history project focusing on Coney Island, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend. According to the job listing [http://www.idealist.org/view/job/SdChSwkKt8jd/], the new hires will

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“The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue” Now Streaming On YouTube

Six years after its release, Charles Denson’s award-winning 2009 film “The Prince Of Mermaid Avenue,” [http://www.coneyislandhistory.org/news/?p=664] which documents the daily life of one of the last holdout shops of the old Coney Island, is now available to be streamed on Youtube [https://www.

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Iconic Astroland Rocket Returns To Coney Island

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

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2/17: Coney Island Historian To Present History Of Blacks In Coney’s West End

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

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Coney Island History Project Remembers The Astrotower In New Video Montage

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]

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TOMORROW: Live Music, Entertainment & Interactive History At Coney’s 2nd Annual History Day

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:

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Historic Dreamland Tours: Get Your Freak On!

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

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Sheepshead Bites Does a Little Barking…

(Photo courtesy of Coney Island History Project [http://www.coneyislandhistory.org]) …carnival barking, that is. We love to take a bite into a little nostalgia, especially when it involves our sister neighborhood, Coney Island. How many of you can remember the days of Coney Island when it was the newborn