Coney Island

2 months ago | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young |Brighton Beach |Coney Island

Greg and Tom have taken off their historian hats for a minute and have suddenly become — movie critics? Close but not quite!This week we’re giving you a ‘sneak preview’ of their Patreon podcast called Side Streets, a conversational chat show about New York City and, well, whatever interests them that week.

Jul 4, 2024 | thetimes.com | Will Pavia |Samuel Lovett |Coney Island

Since time immemorial, or at least since 2007, the July 4 celebrations in New York have featured fireworks, a hot dog eating contest on Coney Island and Joey Chestnut — a man with a lantern jaw and an iron gullet who was all but certain to win it. However, although fireworks will still pop over the Hudson River this year and there will still be an eating contest, there will be no Chestnut, depriving the famed Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest of its greatest competitor.

Apr 28, 2024 | rte.ie | Long Island |Coney Island

This week: Two centuries of forced disappearance in Ireland; We visit the Princess Grace Irish Library in Monaco; and Ronan Kelly with twin tales from our island communities. Two Centuries of Disappearances in IrelandFor centuries, 'forced disappearances' have been part of violent political conflict in Ireland.

Jan 11, 2024 | 6sqft.com | Aaron Ginsburg |Coney Island

Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr A New York City subway train derailed in South Brooklyn on Wednesday, marking the second derailment in the system in less than a week. A Manhattan-bound F train went off the elevated tracks between Coney Island’s West 8th Street and Neptune Avenue stations just before 12: 30 p.m., according to transit officials. None of the 34 passengers or three MTA crew members on board the train sustained injuries during the event.

Jul 27, 2023 | boweryboyshistory.com | Greg Young |Coney Island |Luna Park

On the latest episode of The Gilded Gentleman, returning guest Esther Crain, author and creator of Ephemeral New York, joins Carl for a look at how New Yorkers stayed cool on summer days in the Gilded Age. As New York continued its march up the island of Manhattan, there were few places where New Yorkers that couldn’t escape to Newport could find somewhere to relax, play, stroll, and find some shade.