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Sports

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest competitors set to feast for glory without Joey Chestnut

By Dean Moses

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Food & Drink

What’s cooking? Major league eaters prepare for the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Dylan Christie

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AMNY

Coney Island USA to host The Great Coney Island Motion Picture Supershow

Shaggy, a legendary dancehall artist and Brooklynite will stop by the Coney Island Amphitheater to celebrate Federation Sounds 25th anniversary.

Music

Dancehall icon Shaggy headed to Coney Island to celebrate Federation Sounds’ 25th anniversary

By Jada Camille

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Health

Healthcare workers rally for fair contract amid staffing crisis at Coney Island hospital

By Gabriele Holtermann

The Coney donated $50,000 to rehab Coney Island Classic Court at Surfside Gardens.

Sports

A baller’s dream! Coney Island NYCHA basketball courts bounce back with new makeover

By Jada Camille

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Weird Art

42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid parade provides an ‘antidote to despair’ with color and glitter galore

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Erica Price

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Dance

Age ain’t nothing but a number: Pacemakers dance crew reclaims the definition of ‘old’

By Adam Daly

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Arts & Entertainment

Float on! A behind-the-scenes look at Mermaid Parade float-building, costume-making and more

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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News

In the dog-house: Fans petition to bring champ Joey Chestnut back to hot dog eating contest, Netflix announces Kobayashi showdown

By Jada Camille

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Arts & Entertainment

Turning fear into fanatics! Luna Park enthusiast marks 300th ride on Thunderbolt

By Jada Camille

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Weird Art

Seas the day: Coney Island Library makes a splash with ‘Mermaids & More’ exhibit

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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News

No-ey Chestnut! Reigning champ of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest banned from 2024 showing

By Jada Camille

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Film

Coney Island goes Hollywood: ‘Gravesend’ season three kicks off filming with Shaq and star-studded cast

By Melissa Fishman

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Business

Business leaders step up to the plate at Brooklyn Chamber networking event at Maimonides Park

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

SummerStage

Music

SummerStage concert series turning up the heat with six free Coney Island shows

By Emily Davenport

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Things to Do

Check out these events this summer at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow

By Emily Davenport

The Washed Ashore exhibit is now at the New York Aquarium!

Weird Art

New immersive exhibit at New York Aquarium highlights dangers of ocean plastics

By Emily Davenport

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Miss Subways 2024 winner takes the A train to victory

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Paul Frangipane

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News

Sunshine and sandcastles abound as Brooklyn’s beaches open for summer season

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

The Drag March banner leads the way.

PHOTOS: Drag March kicks off Pride weekend in NYC

Dancers entertained the large crowd at the 2024 Folk Festival at the Old Boys High School grounds, at 746 Rutland Rd., Brooklyn.

Guyana Cultural Association NY marks 25th Anniversary with Summer–Fall cultural series

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New York Family

NYC Public Pools Are Now Open for the Summer Season!

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Op-Ed | A modern SUNY Downstate for central Brooklyn