Coney Island

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Other early parks, including Coney Island in New York and Kennywood near Pittsburgh, have also remained open to this day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

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

It is thought that Coney Beach Amusement Park was built to entertain American troops returning from the war and took its name from New York's pleasure park on Coney Island.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

There’s Mamdani on a Coney Island beach, telling New Yorkers that he’s “freezing… their rent” before running into the frigid waters, clad in a $30 business suit from Steinway Thrift Shop.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

“Yeah, I know what Coney Island is,” he says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera