NYC's beaches and pools close for the season

Beginning September 8, if you want to enjoy the beach, you’re going to have to leave New York City.

Coney Island businesses making last-ditch effort to reopen before season ends

It’s still unclear when New York City’s amusement parks will reopen, and now, business owners on Coney Island are making a last-ditch effort to save what remains of their season.

Coney Island businesses struggling to stay alive
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It?s still unclear when New York City?s amusement parks will reopen, and now, business owners on Coney Island are making a last-ditch effort to save what remains of their season.

Coney Island struggles as summer comes to a close
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It?s still unclear when New York City?s amusement parks will reopen, and now, business owners on Coney Island are making a last-ditch effort to save what remains of their season.

New York Aquarium to reopen on Aug. 27

The New York Aquarium will reopen and unveil a new exhibit called Spineless.

Elderly man beaten to death in his Coney Island apartment

The NYPD is on the hunt for the person who beat an elderly man to death inside of his Coney Island apartment.

Charter schools navigate obstacles for fall semester

More than 1,000 students attend the grade school, middle school, and high school operated by Coney Island Prep.

Brooklyn Half-Marathon canceled

The Brooklyn Half has been canceled. NYRR has donated $100,000 to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

Longtime Coney Island business facing possible closure

As the sun sets on Coney Island, a 19-year institution on the boardwalk may also be going dark... but for good.

2020 starts on frigid note with Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge

2020 began in frigid fanfare for hundreds of people who splashed through the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge.

$170,000 stolen in Brooklyn safe break-in

Police in New York say a man broke into a safe at a Coney Island taxi medallion broker and got away with approximately $170,000 in jewelry and cash

Polar Bear plunge at Coney Island
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By the standards of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, it was practically a day at the beach for participants in the annual New Year's Day dip in the ocean off New York City. Hundreds of people took the plunge Tuesday afternoon when the unseasonably warm temperature was in the high 50s.

Sharks on display in New York City
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Sharks are frightening and fascinating. A brand-new exhibit all about sharks is opening soon at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn. The displays at Ocean Wonders: Sharks! offer a showcase of nearly two dozen species of sharks and other marine life found in the waters that surround New York.

Coney Island Boardwalk landmark status
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Just in time for summer, the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island is being designated a scenic landmark. The honor came on the boardwalk's 95th birthday. The iconic waterfront promenade officially opened May 15, 1923. The 2.7-mile boardwalk between West 37th Street and Brighton 15th Street is a destination for New Yorkers and tourists alike.