Where’s better to enjoy a baseball-and-beach mini-vacation: Staten Island or Coney Island ... a bungalow-filled beach colony.) It’s the best beach for Instagrammable shots of the Verrazano ...

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 ...

Roughly 4,000 people decided to jump into the icy Atlantic Ocean water for what’s been ... roughly 39 degrees It’s all for the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s New Year’s Day Polar ...

Alessandro Zamperla, President/CEO of Central Amusement International Inc, the group behind Luna Park, spoke to Forbes about why Coney Island is a must-visit in 2023. Alessandro, what does Coney ...

The explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor. According to tradition, his right-hand man, John Coleman ...

With just over a month left in 2024, brave Brooklynites can now sign up to ring in the new year in style — by plunging into the freezing Atlantic Ocean at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

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 ...