Electric lights were available in the US since the 1880s, but were not common until half a century later, which is why the ...

Photo courtesy of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park “Coney Island is special to me and ... Assemblymember Alec Brook-Krasny, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, representatives ...

New Yorkers turned out in force for Saturday’s reopening of Coney Island’s Luna Park, with some arriving long before any of the amusement ... friend Erik Knapp, 59, Brooklyn’s self ...

It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams.

As Coney Island amusement parks prepare to open for the season, park owners are worried about ... a knife in my heart," said Dennis Vourderis. Brooklyn Borough president issues conditional ...

Luna Park at Coney Island officially opened for the season Saturday. The amusement park’s reopening ... master of ceremonies for the Brooklyn Cyclones and better known as King Henry, the ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Luna Park ... "Luna Park at Coney Island is the largest and most iconic amusement park in New York City," boasts the king. A line of Cyclone faithfuls hoping to snag ...