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Mermaid Parade secures lifeline as BP Reynoso funding helps revive Coney Island tradition

By Olivia Seaman

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Mermaid Parade nears survival as community support swells, but funding gap remains

By Olivia Seaman

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‘Welcome to spring’: Crowds return to Coney Island as iconic amusement parks open for 2026

Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

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Endangered African penguin chick makes his debut at Coney’s New York Aquarium

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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A family’s legacy keeps the Wonder Wheel turning, year after year

By Erica Price

Coney Island doubls shooting

Two teen girls shot outside Coney Island McDonald’s, police hunt fleeing gunman

By Olivia Seaman

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Roaring back to life: Luna Park, Deno’s Wonder Wheel to open for the season March 28-29

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Coney Escape Room

Locked in for fun: Coney Escape Room celebrates grand opening on Surf Avenue

By Olivia Seaman

Coney Island Mermaid Parade

News

Getting their sea legs: Coney Island Mermaid Parade seeks funding to stay afloat

By Olivia Seaman

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AMNY

Coney Island Film School to host first-ever student film festival this weekend in Brooklyn

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New Coney Escape Room brings year-round adventure to the People’s Playground

By Olivia Seaman

Feltman's play

One-man play ‘Feltman: World’s First Hot Dog’ brings Coney Island history to the stage

By Olivia Seaman

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Coney Island and Bed-Stuy selected for HDC’s 2026 ‘Six to Celebrate’ preservation push

By Susan De Vries

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Mayor establishes $1M Coney Island Business Improvement District, seeking to bolster small business

By Shea Vance

Drag Race Watch Party

In Coney Island, a ‘Drag Race’ watch party becomes a radical act of community

By Olivia Seaman

people dressed up at 2026 coney island polar bear plunge

Brooklynites dive into 2026 at frigid Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

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Three injured in early-morning Coney Island apartment fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Supporting Coney Island’s local businesses — all year round

By Justin Brannan & Kayla Santosuosso

Food Pantry

News

Coney Island’s largest food pantry faces possible closure without urgent funding

By Olivia Seaman

Summer 2020 – Coney Island Boardwalk. Photo by Erica Price

News

Coney Island boardwalk to undergo full rebuild after city secures $1B

By Olivia Seaman

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Ryan Grippi, Steven Love Menendez, Devlyn Camp, Randy Wicker, and Julius' Bar owner Helen Buford reenact the "sip-in" at Julius' Bar on April 21.

Julius’ Bar, Randy Wicker reenact 1966 ‘sip-in’ against anti-gay liquor law

Governor Kathy Hochul at the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.

Hochul kicks off Earth Week with access plan

An illustratipn of a woman and a bunny on a double bike through NYC

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