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Below is my post from March of 2009: Some of you might say " they all ready are,...Have you heard of the IRS?!!" Yes, I remember the senate hearings several years ago where mothers and fathers were telling stories of how the IRS agents broke down their home doors in the...
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade takes place today, June 20th 2009, and it is sure to offer some colour and fun, as it has in years past. It starts at 2pm and has been taking place every year since 1983 and is one of...
Joey Chestnut has won Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009 - this is his fourth consecutive win. He ate 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The world famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest took place today in Coney Island...
On Thursday, Apr. 9, the U.S. Coast Guard immediately set up a safety security zone in the New York Harbor after the humpback whale was spotted near the Verrazano Bridge by local residents who called the U.S. Coast...
This past month we all learned the Iconic Astroland Rocket may be sold for scrap if a new home had not been found before Thor Equities took over the land. That day has come and gone. The rocket was down to the...
Thor Equitites in 2007 launched the Site "TheFutureofConeyIsland.com" . Recently it has been reported that when you clicked on the web site warnings came stating an attempt of highjacking my computer has...
Anyone who's been to Coney Island and doesn't know the Astroland Rockethasn't really been to Coney Island. Back in the 60s, when Astroland was a "futuristic" amusement park, it was a ride. Then it ended...
As part of a New Years Day tradition across the United States and Canada, thousands of people will be battling their hangovers to plunge into icy waters, swim out to a designated point, and then swim back to the...
The Coney Island Polar Bear Swim Club New Years Day Swim was voted #1 by Reuters by their Top Ten Travel Picks To Usher in The New Year (http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4BP19Y20081226)....
Two urban planners from the Municipal Art Society came to our DUMBO offices this week to share their vision for “saving” Coney Island — and there’s a lot to admire in their beautiful dream. But most...
Much ado over at Coney Island. Yesterday, we learned that the city may buy developer Joe Sitt's ten acres at the site, and now the Municipal Art Societyhas released images of the expert crowd-sourced...
Coney Island’s Astroland days are sadly over. The rides are now already available for purchase. Astroland had been a staple of Coney Island’s Boardwalk since 1962. The park’s owner announced last...
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