We’re so proud that the City of New York gave us the honor ... Favorite piece of Coney Island trivia? It was the birthplace of the amusement park and the most famous location in America at ...

said Coney Island's amusement park area would not be called Riverbend Park, after an earlier version of this story said that it would. Summerfair Cincinnati will return this year to its regular ...

A big onion might be a better symbol for New York City than a ... to the original Luna Park that operated in Coney Island from 1903 to 1944, and the long tradition of amusement parks that have ...

The explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor ... Boyton opens Sea-Lion Park, the first enclosed ...

Astroland Amusement Park has closed to make way for developers, but fortunately the legendary Cyclone roller coaster still stands strong. The landmark (and wooden) ride may take a mere two-minutes ...

In the early 1900s, Coney Island enticed New Yorkers to visit with its bathing pavilions, seaside resorts and amusement park. The Great Depression took its toll on the fun-loving spot, causing ...

Following the outlandish success of this amusement park, they created the Hippodrome ... to earn the title of "Mayor of Coney Island." On arriving in New York that year, Zigun was unable to ...

23, 2025, peeling back the curtain on the first known art amusement park — lost since 1987. Luna Luna made history in Hamburg, Germany as the first art amusement park. (The term “luna,” as adopted by ...

owner Diana Carlin was able to host a one-night only skating party on a temporary rink to help preserve Coney Island’s amusement-park culture. This planted the seed for Carlin to build the ...