Jan. 2, 2024 By Adam Daly
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge broke all previous records for attendance and fundraising on Jan. 1 after 6,000 brave New Yorkers stormed the beaches, raising $136,000 to support local non-profit organizations.
Dec. 29, 2023 By Adam Daly
Coney Islanders have been making a last-ditch effort to save the beloved Coney Island Brewery taproom, which shuttered last month, but the owners of the brewery say the closure is final.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
Talk about a cold opening to 2024.
Dec. 4, 2023 By Oscar Fock
“It was baking. Blazing hip-hop and R&B, that’s how hot it was.”
Nov. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille
A team of neighborhood nonprofits and businesses dished out a free and delicious Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of Coney Island residents at a holiday luncheon on Nov. 22.
Nov. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille
Thanksgiving is just days away, but the holiday season is more difficult for some New Yorkers than others — and various Brooklyn elected officials and community organizations are teaming up to make sure no one goes hungry this season. Here are a list of community giveaways and free holiday dinners this week.
Nov. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille
Luna Park, one of Coney Island’s beloved amusement parks, has extended its summertime excitement into the winter months for the first time ever with Frost Fest, a holiday celebration full of winter activities.
Nov. 21, 2023 By Jada Camille
This winter, budding comedians, singers and entertainers can take the stage during a the Coney Island Open Mic series, hosted by the Coney Island Comedy Festival in collaboration with a New York-based Russian radio station.
Nov. 14, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 299 apartments in a 100 percent affordable development rising on Coney Island’s Surf Avenue, overlooking the Brooklyn Cyclones’ home ground, Maimonides Park.
Nov. 7, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller and Jada Camille
Democratic Council Member Justin Brannan looks to have secured a victory Tuesday night over his Republican colleague and opponent Ari Kagan in the contest for a southern Brooklyn council seat, capping off the most hotly contested race in this sleepy election cycle.