In 1925, the Black real estate magnate Solomon Riley was ready to open an amusement park on Hart Island, the site of a prison and potter’s field. The city shut it down.

NEW YORK (AP) — Coney Island is ready for Memorial Day weekend with new rides made in Italy. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that Brooklyn's seaside amusement park will open with a skycoaster ...

Step right up! For generations, Coney Island, New York, has been the ultimate summer escape, drawing crowds from across the globe. Coney Island is actually made from two parks: Deno's Wonder Amusement ...

CONEY ISLAND — The iconic Coney Island staple Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, which attracts millions of tourists every year, has officially been added to the New York State Historic Business ...

This week’s $95.6 million deal to buy almost seven acres of Coney Island real estate from Thor Equities has brought the city’s goal of constructing a new, year-round amusement park one step closer to ...