If you thought Coney Island is some frozen-in-time relic, think again. It’s loud, brash, proudly weird, and full of life.

Theodore Parisienne for NY Daily News via Getty Images The search is still on for a missing 15-year-old who disappeared while swimming at Coney Island Beach on Thursday afternoon. The teen ...

The teenagers have been identified as 18-year-old Aisha Mohammed and 17-year-old Zainab Mohammed of the Bronx Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

To celebrate the beginning of summer, we highlighted the Brooklyn beach-neighborhood of Coney Island, one of the most iconic New York places. Read all about its fascinating history as a getaway ...

Over 400 student volunteers from across the city helped plant native beach vegetation along the dunes of Coney Island Creek Park this past planting season, part of an effort to combat flooding and ...

who spent the day at the beach with her daughter, Alex, who is 5. The fine weather came just in time for Saturday’s opening day of Coney Island’s Luna park. Alex was spotted playing in the ...

Where’s better to enjoy a baseball-and-beach mini-vacation: Staten Island or Coney Island? Comparing two spontaneous, overlooked, and excellent weekend-getaway trips that you can do with a ...

Coney Island in New York got its name from a small island off the coast of Sligo, which can be accessed from the mainland at ...

In the early 1900s, Coney Island enticed New Yorkers to visit with ... you can also walk along the beach, which spans nearly 3 miles and features several sports courts, as well as playgrounds.