Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4 of this story. From the first restaurant and bathing pavilion in the 1868, to the first Steeplechase Park, built by son, George, the Tilyou’s have had Coney Island and ...

An historic Coney Island carousel is coming out of retirement. The B&B Carousell will reopen inside of Steeplechase Plaza, an under-construction $29.5-million plaza that city officials say will open ...

How Coney Island got its name remains a mystery, though theorists have drawn explanations from almost every stage of its history. A 1924 manuscript finds the answer in the pre-Columbian era, stating ...

I’ve written a few articles about the development of Coney Island, from the Golden Age of the posh resort hotels, to the rise and fall of the great amusement parks, such as Dreamland and Steeplechase ...