CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Along with the warmer weather comes amusement park season! Before it kicks off, the New York City Department of Buildings performed ride inspections. The DOB inspected ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

The city will seek to rezone 47 acres at Coney Island with the idea of creating a modern, year-round amusement district surrounded by thousands of units of new housing, Mayor Bloomberg announced ...

The proposed Coney Island casino met a major community roadblock last week after the local community board rejected its appeal to change current land use rules. According to the Brooklyn Paper, ...

CITY HALL — Residents both opposed and in favor of The Coney casino — being spearheaded by Thor Equities in its bid to win one of the three downstate casino licenses — packed Thursday’s Zoning and ...

The Mermaid Parade, a Coney Island tradition, returned to New York City for the 2025 celebration Saturday. The colorful art parade dates back to 1983 and marks the official start of summer. Thousands ...

When you visit Luna Park or Deno's Wonder Wheel at Brooklyn's Coney Island, you're seeing a piece of living history. The world-famous and innovative amusement parks have been around since the late ...