Now in its 17th year, the Coney Island Film Festival is back this September 8th through 10th with dozens of screenings in all types of categories, from animated to experimental to…
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…
Filmmaker Coco Afable recently created this beautiful vignette of a mostly vacant Coney Island and a closed Luna Park in late Autumn. I lived in NYC from 2006-2011 and never visited the…
The sometimes NSFW and always quirky Mermaid Parade has brought an annual splash of mermaid artistry to Coney Island since 1983. This year’s parade will be held on Saturday, June 20th, and…
It may still feel like Winter out, but the Coney Island USA Spring Gala is on for Saturday, March 28th! The Spring Gala is the principal fundraising event for many of our beloved summertime…
What year is it anyway? Local photographer Justin Borucki lives in the modern era, yet uses equipment and photography techniques from his great-great-grandfather's. Borucki has spent the…