Even though Coney Island refers to an entire Brooklyn neighborhood and peninsular area, when most people talk about it, they are usually referring to the world-famous Luna Park. This video…
American photographer Stephen Salmieri has captured photographs around New York City since his early twenties. His photography has been featured in the MOMA, the Getty, the Brooklyn Museum…
This vintage map of Coney Island from 1906 shows a fantastic aerial view of the Brooklyn neighborhood as it existed over a century ago. Of the many amusement parks that existed then, only…
The New Kids on the Block may not be the teen heartthrobs that they were in the late 80s and early 90s, but the boy band is back and will perform a one night only show at Coney Island…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
Back in the early 1980s, when the New York City subway was a dirty, grimy, and crime-ridden place, the red-beret wearing Guardian Angels would protect commuters by establish a presence on…
"Roller Coaster Kids; Tales of 1960's Coney Island" is a Brooklyn artist's wild coming of age memoir that chronicles the author's many friendships and adventures while growing up in the…
Created sometime around 1925, this fascinating vintage film shows street and buildings around Midtown and Lower Manhattan, and the beach and boardwalk of Coney Island. Originally a silent…
The Lively Morgue was a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
This film, titled Rube and Mandy at Coney Island, was originally a silent film from 1903, the same year the original Luna Park opened to the public. The film was a comedic short produced by…
