Coney Island is a twentieth-century icon of American fun, and the birthplace of the large-scale amusement park. George Tilyou's grinning "funny face" logo for Steeplechase Park, the giant tower at ...

Tons of spots cook them well, but one Coney Island icon stands high above the rest. This is Nathan's, and it's been serving New York's most legendary hot dogs since 1916. Customer: This is the spot.

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 ...

Mount Washington resident Jess Ebert wrote an op-ed in response to my recent column examining what civil rights icon Marian Spencer, who fought to desegregate Coney Island in the 1950s ...