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The historic and mostly dormant Coney Island amusement park district in New York City will be revived by next summer with some new attractions, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and developer Joseph Sitt said Thursday.
The Phantom of the Opera is coming back — but this time, he'll be haunting the amusement park at New York's Coney Island.
A 500-pound brass bell that sank to the ocean floor in a 1911 fire has been pulled out of the water off Coney Island.
Thanks to a Chicago TV judge, a Coney Island freak show operator is up $4,000 but down a five-legged puppy.
Summer on Coney Island was sweetness by the sea for generations who reveled in the tacky splendor of the Brooklyn beachfront.
Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
Nearly an hour before the gates to KeySpan Park even opened Tuesday, the line stretched for two blocks down Surf Avenue, near the Coney Island boardwalk. Fans waited for the prized possession: a Barack Obama bobblehead.
Swimmers are being kept out of the water at Coney Island and nearby Manhattan Beach because of concerns about a sewage overflow.
For Ben Veligdan, a music teacher in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood, opening the electric bill became a monthly surprise.
Coney Island's Cyclone roller coaster will roar back to life this weekend for one more summer before the amusement area by the fabled Brooklyn boardwalk is overhauled.
It's two-headed cow vs. the lizard man as dueling freak shows are set to battle it out on Brooklyn's famed Coney Island Boardwalk. A West Coast sideshow act wants to set up shop just two blocks away from Coney Island's reigning oddball act famous for its army of fire eaters and sword swallowers.
A 71-foot-long piece of Coney Island history will be part of a new entertainment complex in development for a boardwalk in New York City, officials announced Wednesday.
When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.
Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow — that's what one political-minded artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore.
Rescuers suspended their search Sunday for a 10-year-old girl in the water off Coney Island, one of three swimmers still missing from powerful ocean currents at New York City and Long Island beaches over the weekend.
Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to the brink.
Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and beachgoers frolic in the sand and surf.
He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.
A Coney Island for the new millennium, combining $2.5 billion in private investment with flourishes from its storied past, was unveiled Thursday as the city released its plan to convert the fading beachfront into a world-class, year-round attraction.
A tattoo-covered Coney Island side show performer who specializes in eating nails says he's found a new calling: becoming a lawyer. "I know it sounds weird, but I want to be a freak lawyer," the man known for 15 years as "Eak the Geek" told the newspaper am New York in an article published Tuesday.
On a Coney Island afternoon, as the screams echo from deep inside the haunted house and laughter rings above the thump of the bumper cars, the good times would seem destined to roll on forever at the Astroland Amusement Park.
A 160-pound wonder from Japan set a new record by devouring a sickening 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12 minutes to win the annual Independence Day hot dog eating competition on Coney Island.
The biggest challenge of his life awaits Joey Chestnut on the Fourth of July — and he doesn't want to choke. It's a legitimate worry. Chestnut aims to inhale more than four dozen frankfurters in 12 minutes at the annual Coney Island hot dog eating competition. And there's the pressure of going jaw-to-jaw with the world's foremost competitive eater, five-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi of Japan.
TV judge Jeanine Pirro rules for sideshow boss in case of five-legged Coney Island dog Score one for the freak show! The Coney Island sideshow operator denied the chance to buy a five-legged puppy was beaming Wednesday after TV judge Jeanine Pirro ruled in his favor.
Ownership battle over 5-legged puppy goes to courtCHARLOTTE — Lilly, the five-legged puppy, may still end up in a New York freak show if John Strong gets his way.
Coney Island's Crossroads Coney Island's Astroland amusement park closed earlier this month, a casualty of an ambitious attempt to remake New York's famous seaside resort. In the past, a "new" Coney Island has always been grafted onto the one that predated it.
Game's over for Coney Island amusement parkAstroland amusement park on Coney Island closed permanently Sunday night, its owner said. Late Sunday, visitors were herded out of the park and the lights were shut off for the last time.
Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park | Oddly Enough | ReutersA man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay naval base, but New York's Coney Island amusement park.
Waterboarding an attraction at amusement parkNEW YORK (Reuters) - A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay naval base, but New York's Coney Island amusement park.
Waterboarding now demonstrated at Coney IslandNEW YORK (AP) — Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow — that's what one political-minded artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore.
Waterboarding Comes to Coney IslandArtist Steve Powers has opened the new "Waterboard Thrill Ride" at Coney Island in New York.
USA Retakes Top Hotdog Eating ContestJoey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
Lifeguard Rescues Helpless Shark From Cruel SwimmersWhat disgusting people to abuse a tiny, little fish like that! It's just ignorance and nastiness...I am absolutely appalled...just get out of the water if you are scared or have a problem. That is where they live.
NYC Lifeguard Rescues Shark From Abusive Beachgoers NEW YORK — A lifeguard in New York's Coney Island beach came to the rescue of a 2-foot sand shark that was being smacked and hit by frightened swimmers.
How To Beat Popular Carnival GamesTired of blowing $100 to win a $2 stuffed animal at your favorite amusement park? From the ladder game, machine gun, basketball, and dart game, here is how you can beat a few of those popular Carnival schemes...
Since 2001 the Siren Music Festival has been a fixture of summer at Coney Island, New York.
Japanese speed-eater's title at risk through jaw arthritisA Japanese speed-eating champion's title could be at risk because he is suffering from an arthritic jaw. Takeru Kobayashi, 29, had been aiming for a seventh consecutive win at the annual 4 July US hot dog eating competition on Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Coney Island amusement park kicks off final summerOn a Coney Island afternoon, as the screams echo from deep inside the haunted house and laughter rings above the thump of the bumper cars, the good times would seem destined to roll on forever at the Astroland Amusement Park. Carol Albert knows better.
No Place for Biker's Trailer as Seascape Loses Its GritToday, the graying Mr. Garcia, his pit bull, Crazy, and his trailer blend into the landscape of tired rides, greasy fast food joints and vagrant Boardwalk regulars. But a snazzy reincarnation is planned for the crumbling seaside neighborhood, and the parking lot Mr.
Horsemen of the oesophagusIt's the fourth of July, and in New York that can only mean one thing for fans of competitive eating, writes the UK's second-fastest eater Andy Kocen.
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