In just a little over an hour, you can be transported from the glitz and glamor of Manhattan to the old-school amusement of Brooklyn's storied Coney Island. The destination offers thrills, sun, surf and a unique brand of entertainment that will feel worlds away from the rest of the City.

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Coney Island's amusement district. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle

Streetcar in Coney Island could tie into amusement parks | Opinion

January 22 | By Raanan Geberer

Several years ago, builder, supermarket mogul, radio host and occasional political candidate John Catsimatidis announced that he hoped to include a trolley with his planned Ocean Dreams rental development at 3514 Surf Ave. to take residents to the Stillwell Avenue subway terminal. Ocean Dreams is now here, and its apartments are advertised online, but there’s […]

Meet Brooklyn’s first baby of 2020

January 2 | Jaime DeJesus and John Alexander

New decade, new Brooklynites.

Thousands of people took to the wintry waters of Coney Island on Jan. 1 to ring in the new year. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Brave Brooklynites ring in 2020 in chilly Coney waters | Photos

January 2 | Paul Frangipane

The annual tradition fell on a 38-degree day this year.