Local 12 has reported on the closure of Coney Island and followed developments of the story closely. Here you will find brief ...

The explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor. According to tradition, his right-hand man, John Coleman ...

In the late 19th century, Coney Island began ... to Seton Hall University's History of New York. Here's what Coney Island looked like 100 years ago, in the early 1900s. A photo from Coney ...

and until the mid-1900s freak shows were all the rage across the U.S. But the business has a grisly, controversial history. So not only is the Coney Island Circus Sideshow incredible to watch ...

Luna Park in Coney Island’s iconography is embedded in the history of America’s pop culture ... Island Amusement District project since the 1900s.

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 ...

The masterminds behind Coney Island's Luna Park ... Gumpertz was an important transitional figure in the history of American show business as a whole, with a career that spanned from the exuberant ...