CONEY ISLAND — It was a chilly but dry and hopeful day during the official opening and “Blessing of the Rides” at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park on Sunday, April 13. This was the park’s 40th ...

A team of Department of Buildings inspectors have headed down to Coney Island to inspect rides and make sure everything is up to snuff at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park before its opening day on ...

Coney Island’s iconic amusement parks reopened for the 2024 season with the annual blessing of the rides, which attracted hundreds of thrill-seekers to the People’s Playground on Sunday for their ...

Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park got some historic news – it’s been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. The registry highlights businesses that have been in ...

Thor Equities president Joe Sitt, who owns 10 acres within Coney Island’s amusement district, announced today that he’ll be hosting the traveling Reithoffer Shows at Stillwell and Bowery for 10 days ...

The NYC Department of Buildings is busy inspecting rides in Coney Island ahead of the summer season. The Elevator Unit is charged with inspecting the more than 50 rides along the boardwalk in Luna ...

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 ...

Update: Due to predictions of snow for Sunday, Coney Island has rescheduled its opening-day celebration for 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 26. Along with the spring equinox, this Sunday, March 20, will ...

Wonder Wheel in Luna Park. Its an amusement park in Coney Island opened on May 29,2010 at the former site of Astroland,named after original park from 1903. Amusement Park,Coney Island,Brooklyn,New ...

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 ...

Deno's Wonder Wheel Park, the family-owned staple of Brooklyn's Coney Island for decades, has been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry, recognizing its impact on the ...