Coney Island News

CIBBOWS prepare for a long swim on Brighton Beach.

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

June 26, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 26, 2024, 7:50 a.m.

A group of ocean swimmers is on a mission to make the joys and terrors of diving into nature accessible to people ready to venture out of the pool.

The contestants for Miss Subway get ready backstage at The Coney Island Museum

MTA

Once a Beauty Contest, Miss Subways Is Now a Campy, Voicy Extravaganza

June 1, 2024, 12:10 p.m.June 1, 2024, 12:21 p.m.

Queerly Femmetastic, a burlesque dancer representing the A train, took home this year’s ‘transit tiara’ in a pageant first conceived as a wartime marketing strategy.

DOB inspectors Kevin Esposito, left, and Ron Lewis look over a ride at a carnival outside the Staten Island Mall.

Summer & THE CITY

How NYC Elevator Inspectors Make Your Favorite Carnival Rides Safe

May 29, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 29, 2024, 1:18 p.m.

The Department of Buildings has about 17 inspectors on stay who spend the season checking every seat at festivals and fairs.

Workers make repairs on the Coney Island boardwalk.

Summer & THE CITY

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

May 22, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 28, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

The next time you don’t stub your toe while ambling along the sea-side promenade, thank Donald Grupski and his crew.

Subway

MTA Brings New Open Gangway Trains to Coney Island for Sneak Peek

Feb. 3, 2023, 5:02 p.m.Feb. 3, 2023, 6:21 p.m.

engers will be able to move freely between cars on some trains starting later this year.

Coney Island

Hurricane Sandy Devastated Coney Island 10 Years Ago. So Why Has NYC Added Almost 2,000 Homes to the Area Since?

Oct. 27, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Gleaming new high-rise towers, built to the latest standards, stand alongside older family homes, badly in need of retrofitting. Climate change puts both at risk — although on starkly different timetables.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Sandy Was Just the Start. Is New York City Building Resiliently Enough for What’s Coming Next?

Oct. 27, 2022, 5:00 a.m.April 3, 2025, 2:17 p.m.

“You might want to get a snorkel.”

Brooklyn

Threatened Coney Island Boardwalk Businesses Get a New Lease on Life — Except One

Dec. 5, 2021, 9:35 p.m.Dec. 5, 2021, 9:39 p.m.

City officials use 10-year amusement park extension to leverage lower proposed rents for Luna Park tenants who’d faced steep hikes and barely weathered the pandemic. But longtime fixture Lola Star could be out of the Brooklyn destination.

Brooklyn

Old Coney Island Amusements Set to Whirl Again Even as New Rides Remain Beached

April 6, 2021, 10:17 p.m.April 6, 2021, 10:17 p.m.

Crowds are expected Friday when Coney Island’s world-famous rides reopen after a year lost to the pandemic. But notably missing from the People’s Playground are several attractions scheduled for completion long ago.

Coronavirus

Coney Island Businesses Plead for a Lifesaver to Survive Extended Shutdown

May 7, 2020, 6:17 p.m.May 13, 2020, 9:53 a.m.

Slammed by coronavirus shutdown orders, the folks who make the seaside Brooklyn amusement mecca run say rent breaks and loans may be their best hopes.

Coney Island

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

Once a Beauty Contest, Miss Subways Is Now a Campy, Voicy Extravaganza

How NYC Elevator Inspectors Make Your Favorite Carnival Rides Safe

Under the Boardwalk: The Unsung Heroes of Summer Saving You From Splinters

MTA Brings New Open Gangway Trains to Coney Island for Sneak Peek

Hurricane Sandy Devastated Coney Island 10 Years Ago. So Why Has NYC Added Almost 2,000 Homes to the Area Since?

LISTEN: Sandy Was Just the Start. Is New York City Building Resiliently Enough for What’s Coming Next?

Threatened Coney Island Boardwalk Businesses Get a New Lease on Life — Except One

Old Coney Island Amusements Set to Whirl Again Even as New Rides Remain Beached

Coney Island Businesses Plead for a Lifesaver to Survive Extended Shutdown

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