Coney Island

Example Sentences

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Jumping into the frigid waters of Coney Island in January for a pun on "I'm freezing... your rent".

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

In January, Mamdani memorably dove into the frigid waters off Coney Island to publicize his freeze on rents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

It will pass Staten Island and some beaches, including Coney Island in Brooklyn, before connecting to an existing pipeline network near Rockaway Beach in Queens.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Joey Chestnut, the competition’s most decorated eater, is returning to the Coney Island stage this year after a sponsorship conflict barred him from competing in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

It was that same eerie cacophony of voices she’d heard in Flatbush and on the beach at Coney Island, the same foul stench.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older