Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park

This is an interesting story and not what you'd expect."NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay...

Waterboarding Thrill Ride at Coney Island

Artist Steve Powers is causing quite the stir.  He recently opened “The Waterboarding Thrill Ride” in the Coney Island arcade.  It’s not an actual ride, but an exhibit that uses robots to simulate...

Girl, 10, lost in Coney Island waters

" Updated Sunday, July 27th 2008, 12:37 AM Fevelo for News Lifeguards searched the waterline along Coney Island shore to find 10-year-old Akira Johnson. Fevelo for News Lifeguards were able to pull...

Sirens on Coney Island

BROOKLYN NEW YORK- July 19, Coney Island - The Siren Music festival (http://siren.villagevoice.com/siren/) kicked off Saturday in celebration of music giving the Coney Island boardwalk a jolt of local tourism for...

Mermaid Parade in Coney Island today

The annual Mermaid Parade kicked off in Coney Island, New York today, but one person will be making a political statement and will be undertaking a hunger strike in protest to the proposed changes to the...

Brooklyn street proves yes, we all can get along

"NEW YORK — What is it about Coney Island Avenue? That's what Brooklyn College sociologist Jerry Krase wonders as he rides the B68 bus along this 5-mile commercial strip, which is populated at various stops by pockets of West Indians, Latinos, Pakistanis, Indians, Orthodox...

Salvation for Coney Island?

Call me an incorrigible optimist, but I've always thought the Thor-Equities-Will-Destroy-Coney-Island trope was a bit too cut-and-dried good vs. evil. Now the NY Post is reporting that the city may buy Thor's land...

Coney Island amusement park kicks off final summer

This is really dreadful and disappointing. I adore Coney Island and will be very sad to see the old place torn up and replaced by a "swanky Vegas-style hotel and glitzy indoor attractions". I suppose all of these...

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