Sonnet Landscapes: By and By // The Worm That Keeps on Striving // Turns to a Monarch Butterfly
Oct 21st, 2025
Musée: Coney Island Streets: Photographs by Charles Denson
Aug 29th, 2025
The Culture Trip: The Top Things to Do in Coney Island, New York City
Jul 10th, 2025
Time Out New York: This powerful photo exhibit shows the turmoil of Coney Island in the 1960s-70s
Jun 4th, 2025
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Share your Coney Island artifacts at upcoming Show & Tell
Nov 5th, 2024
Bklyner: Beach Watch: Sharks, Rip Currents, and 100 Years of Splinters
Jun 4th, 2023
Pix11 News: Visitors head to NYC beaches for holiday weekend
May 29th, 2023
The City Life: 100 Years Yesterday The Boardwalk Formally Opened! Exhibit at the Coney Island History Project
May 16th, 2023
Audience Podcast: Hearing the Past with Tricia Vita
Apr 20th, 2023
Untapped Cities: The Mysterious Stone Faces of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
Dec 20th, 2022
Amusement Today: Coney Island History Project showcases area’s amusement history [PDF]
Nov 11th, 2022
Feedspot: 25 Best Oral History Podcasts
Oct 11th, 2022
Brooklyn Eagle: Coney Island History Project Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Astroland Park
Aug 9th, 2022
Time Out New York: Astroland Park 60th Anniversary Exhibit
Aug 5th, 2022
Untapped Cities: Blast Off to Astroland’s Past at this Coney Island Exhibit
Aug 2nd, 2022
Thrillist: New Exhibit Memorializes Lost Coney Island Amusement Park Astroland
Aug 2nd, 2022
Brooklyn Paper: Blast from the Past: Coney Island celebrates 60th anniversary of Astroland Park with new historical exhibition
Jul 27th, 2022
Tiny Beans: Hot Dog! Your Guide to Visiting Coney Island with Kids
Jun 15th, 2022
Brooklyn Paper: Coney Island History Project to debut new exhibit featuring photography by Barbara Rosenberg on May 28
May 27th, 2022
New York Times: In The Times Archives, Finding a Mystery
May 27th, 2022
Shorefront News: Coney Island’s Opening Day
Apr 10th, 2022
Attractions Magazine: Coney Island opens early for the 2022 season
Apr 2nd, 2022
Brooklyn Paper: Young Preservationist Hopes to Share History of Former Astroland Funhouse Ride
Sep 24th, 2021
Brownstoner: New Murals Add Another Dash of Color to Coney Island
Aug 30th, 2021
Vox: How Disney, Coney Island, and Amusement Parks Helped Define America
Aug 23rd, 2021
The Culture Trip: The Top Things to Do in Coney Island, New York City
May 4th, 2021
Time Out New York: Coney Island History Show & Tell
Apr 8th, 2021
Brownstoner: Listen to Tales of Old Coney Island With a New Oral History Podcast
Jan 4th, 2021
Curbed: A Coney Island Baptism Spot Might Be Declared a Superfund Site
Jan 4th, 2021
Brooklyn Paper: New Podcast Sheds Light on Coney Island’s Past Through Oral Histories
Dec 30th, 2020
abc7NY.com: Friends, coworkers pay tribute to beloved 95-year-old MTA employee
Sep 17th, 2020
TBR News Media: Book Review: ‘Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel Park’
Aug 22nd, 2020
New York Times: Streetscapes: Coronavirus Silences the Wonder Wheel
Aug 7th, 2020
Coney Island Brewery: Quarantime: A Social-Distanced Mermaid Pils with Historian Charles Denson
Jul 22nd, 2020
Brooklyn Paper: Real News! Brooklyn Paper Gets Shoutout in Mary Trump Book
Jul 9th, 2020
New York Times: Savor a Week Full of History and Hope
Jun 13th, 2020
Travel Pulse: A Virtual Visit to New York City: Part 2 – Beyond the Arts
May 1st, 2020
Time Out New York: Cure your loneliness by listening to these fascinating oral histories of NYC neighborhoods
Apr 13th, 2020
LongIsland.com: Tour These NYC Cultural Spots from Home
Apr 6th, 2020
Curbed NY: Take a virtual tour of these NYC cultural institutions from home
Mar 17th, 2020
6sqft: All the performances, events, and classes in NYC you can stream online
Mar 17th, 2020
WCBS Newsradio 880: Things To Do This Weekend In The Tri-State Area: Jan. 31 – Feb. 2
Jan 30th, 2020
amNewYork: 10 things to do this weekend that doesn’t involve watching the Super Bowl
Jan 29th, 2020
Wiki.ezvid.com: 5 Organizations Preserving History in New York
Jan 2nd, 2020
Newsweek: 10 Best Things To Do In New York City
Nov 12th, 2019
VacationIdea – Dream Vacation Magazine: Coney Island History Project – Preserving Coney Island’s Past
Sep 14th, 2019
All Of It on WNYC: Coney Island: Salvation by the Sea
Aug 20th, 2019
The Late Late Early Early Show on talkRADIO: Roller Coaster Day
Aug 16th, 2019
PIX11 News: Coney Island History Project Documenting Story of New York
Aug 15th, 2019
CBS New York: Coney Island History Project
Aug 9th, 2019
Brooklyn Eagle: 10 things to do in Brooklyn this weekend
Aug 8th, 2019
TWULocal100.org: Frank Gurrera Recounts a Life Well-Lived
Aug 5th, 2019
Brooklyn Reporter: Immigrant heritage celebrated at eighth annual Coney Island History Day
Jun 12th, 2019
Shorefront News: History Day Celebrates Coney Island’s Immigrant Heritage
Jun 2nd, 2019
Brooklyn Eagle: Coney Island exhibit shows how fresh air saved thousands of immigrant lives
May 24th, 2019
BKLYNER: Beaches Open, Summer Returns To Coney Island! Here’s What’s Coming Up
May 24th, 2019
New York Times: Coming Up This Weekend
May 24th, 2019
Brooklyn Eagle: Brooklyn beach season starts Saturday. Here’s what you need to know
May 23rd, 2019
BKLYNER: Weekend Art Events: May 24-26 (DanceAfrica 2019, Coney Island History Project, Memorial Day Concert & More)
May 23rd, 2019
6sqft: The best things to do this Memorial Day weekend in NYC
May 21st, 2019
Brooklyn Paper: Coney Islanders decry demolition of nabe’s oldest remaining building
May 6th, 2019
The China Press: 康尼岛移民遗产之旅将办中文免费步行导游团（图）
Apr 17th, 2019
Epoch Times: 康尼岛移民遗产之旅 21日免费中文导游
Apr 16th, 2019
Voices of NY: Marking Immigrant Heritage Week
Apr 15th, 2019
amNewYork: What to expect on Coney Island’s opening day
Apr 10th, 2019
Now This News: How The Trumps Brought Death And Destruction To Coney Island
Apr 7th, 2019
Brooklyn Reporter: Crazy for Coney: Brooklynites are ready for the 2019 season
Apr 5th, 2019
Shorefront News: Coney Island Immigrant Heritage Tours Scheduled for April
Apr 2nd, 2019
Shorefront News: Coney Island Walking Tour
Apr 1st, 2019
6sqft: Celebrate Coney Island’s opening day with a walking tour of its newly landmarked boardwalk
Mar 28th, 2019
Brooklyn Paper: It’s history: Coney’s oldest remaining building to be demolished
Mar 15th, 2019
News 12 Brooklyn: Historic Coney Island building slated for demolition
Mar 13th, 2019
USA Today: Bumper cars: A crash course on the classic amusement park ride
Feb 21st, 2019
NY1: Coney Island Street Renaming to Honor Folk Legend Woody Guthrie
Jan 8th, 2019
IAAPA Funworld: Ride Back in Time at Coney Island by Arthur Levine
Nov 1st, 2018
The Journal of the Oral History Society: Coney Island History Project [PDF]
Sep 30th, 2018
BKLYNER: Commemorate The 10th Anniversary Of Astroland Park Closing
Aug 31st, 2018
New York Times: Things to Do in New York This Weekend
Aug 30th, 2018
Untapped Cities: 13 Things to Do This Week in NYC: August 10th to August 16th, 2018
Aug 9th, 2018
News 12 Brooklyn: Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk officially dubbed a landmark
Aug 9th, 2018
Epoch Times: 康尼岛第八届历史日 华人获邀表演
Aug 8th, 2018
Mommy Nearest: 25 Things to Do in Coney Island with Kids
Aug 1st, 2018
Brooklyn Eagle: This year’s Coney Island History Day will celebrate immigrants
Aug 1st, 2018
Brooklyn Eagle: Coney Island native is steeped in neighborhood’s history
Jul 31st, 2018
The Public Theater Digiturgy: Coney Island History Project -> Fire in Dreamland
Jul 21st, 2018
Brooklyn Paper: Troubled waters: Exhibit looks at history of the Coney Island Creek
Jun 22nd, 2018
Asbury Park Press: Tillie of Asbury Park: The story behind the iconic smiling face mural
Jun 12th, 2018
Crain’s New York Business: Photo Finish: Troubled Waters by Will Bredderman
May 28th, 2018
NY1: Coney Island Boardwalk A Step Closer to Landmark Status
May 15th, 2018
Waterwire: Charles Denson’s NYC History in 10 Boats
Apr 27th, 2018
Brooklyn Paper: Welcome to Coney! Walking tour highlights immigrant businesses
Apr 20th, 2018
Voices of NY: The Immigrants Behind Coney Island’s Iconic Businesses
Apr 20th, 2018
World Journal: 康尼島移民遺產之旅 周六中文導覽
Apr 19th, 2018
Epoch Times: 紐約康尼島移民遺產之旅 首供免費中文導遊
Apr 17th, 2018
NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: City Kicks-off 15th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week
Apr 16th, 2018
Brooklyn Paper: Coney Island street signs honoring nabe legends disappear
Sep 26th, 2017
Brooklyn Eagle: Local bar associations take in the sights at Coney Island
Sep 12th, 2017
Politico: Where Donald Trump Learned His Tough Love for History by Michael Kruse
Aug 24th, 2017
Broadway World: Coney Island History Project Debuts Brochure in 10 Languages with Destination>Brooklyn Award
Aug 17th, 2017
The Travel Women: 11 Best Things To Do in Coney Island by Jennifer O’Brien
Aug 16th, 2017
Brooklyn Reporter: Coney Island continues its legacy with annual History Day by Jaime deJesus
Aug 8th, 2017
6sqft: Celebrate Coney Island’s history with free events at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park this Saturday
Aug 3rd, 2017
Broadway World: Celebrate the 7th Annual Coney Island History Day at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
Jul 28th, 2017
Brooklyn Reporter: Coney Island History Project breathes life into Coney’s past by Jonathan Sperling
Jul 12th, 2017
Boston Valley Terra Cotta Blog: Neptune Revisited: Spotlight on the Restoration of Coney Island’s Childs Restaurant
Jun 13th, 2017
Brooklyn Paper: The People’s Clay-ground: Historic terra cotta images on display in Coney by Caroline Spivack
May 24th, 2017
Hyperallergic – Art Movements: The Coney Island History Project identified the creator of the iconic Spook-A-Rama Cyclops
May 19th, 2017
Brooklyn Paper: Coney is back! People’s Playground opens for the season by Caroline Spivack
Apr 7th, 2017
BKLYNER: Come One, Come All! Coney Island Opens For The Season on Saturday by Pamela Wong
Apr 7th, 2017
Brooklyn Reporter: Brooklynites gear up to celebrate the opening of Coney Island by Jaime deJesus
Apr 5th, 2017
Time Out New York: Coney Island officially opens for the season this weekend
Apr 3rd, 2017
Brooklyn Vegan: Coney Island opens for the season this weekend by Amanda Hatfield
Apr 3rd, 2017
Newsday: Coney Island opening day, more NYC weekend picks by Stav Ziv
Apr 3rd, 2017
Broadway World: Celebrate Historic Coney Island on Coney Island’s Traditional Opening Day!
Apr 1st, 2017
Brooklyn Paper: Historian creates self-guided tour for Coney Island Creek
Jan 3rd, 2017
The Culture Quarter: Footsteps in the Sand: A Day and Night in Coney Island
Oct 3rd, 2016
The Towner: Coney Island, baby by Hamilton Santià
Aug 30th, 2016
Brooklyn Reporter: Coney Island’s past put on display at sixth annual History Day Celebration by Jonathan Sperling
Aug 9th, 2016
Broadway World: Coney Island Hall of Fame and 6th Annual History Day Coming Up This August
Jul 27th, 2016
amNewYork Opinion: Does demolition run in Trump’s blood? by Mike Vogel
Jul 13th, 2016
Vogue: Why Coney Island Might Take Back the Title as New York’s Coolest Beach by Jennifer Conrad
Jul 4th, 2016
Gothamist: Your 2016 Summer Guide To What’s New At Coney Island by Scott Lynch
Jun 1st, 2016
Flavorpill: Your Memorial Day Weekend Coney Island Itinerary by Alison Nastasi
May 26th, 2016
Untapped Cities: Top 10 Off-the-Beaten Ways to Spend Memorial Day Weekend by Jenna Bagcal
May 25th, 2016
Untapped Cities: New Exhibit on Fred Trump’s Demolition of Coney Island Steeplechase Pavilion Opens May 28 by Michelle Young
May 24th, 2016
Brooklyn Paper: Remembering the day Trump’s dad destroyed a Coney icon by Dennis Lynch
May 20th, 2016
San Antonio Current: 10 Things You Have to Do This Weekend by Bryan Rindfuss
May 12th, 2016
DNAinfo: Coney Island Officially Opens This Weekend After Weather Delay by Savannah Cox
Mar 22nd, 2016
New York Daily News: Coney Island boardwalk pushed for landmark status by Reuven Blau
Feb 4th, 2016
Brooklyn Paper: Pump it up: Coney Island Art Deco structure could become landmark by Eric Faynberg
Oct 1st, 2015
Sing Tao Daily: 100 Years Ago, Coney Island Was the World’s Largest Amusement Area
Sep 3rd, 2015
Sing Tao Daily: Coney Island History Talk at United Chinese American Assn. of Brooklyn
Sep 2nd, 2015
Sheepshead Bites: Job Alert: Coney Island History Project Seeks Chinese, Turkish & Spanish Speaking Interviewers
Aug 25th, 2015
Home Reporter News: Coney Island Celebrates Two Beloved Rides
Aug 11th, 2015
amNewYork: Celebrate Coney Island’s History on Saturday by Cristian Salazar
Aug 6th, 2015
The Culture Trip: Top 10 Things to Do and See on Coney Island by Casey Brand
Aug 1st, 2015
Home Reporter News: Coney’s Oldest Artifact on Display for All to See
Jul 28th, 2015
Gothamist: Coney Island’s 1st Roller Coaster Opened 131 Years Ago Today by Jen Carlson
Jun 16th, 2015
Red Tricycle: 12 Great Reasons to Visit Coney Island This Summer
Jun 16th, 2015
amNewYork: Coney Island Memorial Day Weekend Guide by Cristian Salazar
May 22nd, 2015
amNewYork: Secrets of Coney Island by Cristian Salazar
Apr 3rd, 2015
New York Environment Report: The Promise and Uncertain Future of Coney Island Creek
Jan 14th, 2015
Home Reporter News: Star of Brooklyn: Charles Denson
Nov 7th, 2014
Complex Magazine: 10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do/See on Coney Island by Brenden Gallagher
Oct 15th, 2014
Home Reporter News: Coney Island says goodbye to famous Cyclops before it goes on tour
Sep 9th, 2014
amNewYork: Coney Island’s cyclops is getting out of Brooklyn for a traveling exhibit by Cristian Salazar
Sep 5th, 2014
Artnet News: Coney Island Cyclops Sculpture Joins Traveling Art Exhibition by Sarah Cascone
Sep 4th, 2014
Brooklyn Paper: Wave goodb-eye! Coney throwing farewell party for Spook-A-Rama Cyclops by Vanessa Ogle
Sep 4th, 2014
New York Daily News: See you later! Coney Island Cyclops leaving for art tour by Doyle Murphy
Sep 3rd, 2014
Papergreat: Deep thoughts: Is it ephemera if it’s only on the Internet? by Chris Otto
Sep 1st, 2014
Home Reporter News: Coney Island Celebrates the Return of the Astroland Rocket
Aug 11th, 2014
New York Times: History Day at Coney Island by Anne Mancuso
Aug 8th, 2014
Brooklyn Paper: Rocket-umentary! Film celebrates return of the Astroland Rocket by Vanessa Ogle
Aug 5th, 2014
Brooklyn Eagle: A Privileged Peek inside the Shore Theater by Lore Croghan
Jul 16th, 2014
CBS New York: 130 Years Ago Monday: First U.S. Roller Coaster Opens At Coney Island
Jun 16th, 2014
CNN iReport: Coney Island author, Charles Denson – Lost and found..
Jun 10th, 2014
New York Daily News: Iconic Astroland Rocket Touches down in Coney Island Once Again by Natalie Musumeci
Jun 4th, 2014
Brooklyn Magazine: Astroland Rocket Returns to Coney Island by Henry Stewart
Jun 4th, 2014
Sheepshead Bites: Iconic Astroland Rocket Returns to Coney Island by Ned Berke
Jun 4th, 2014
Gothamist: Astroland Rocket Returns To Coney Island by Jen Carlson
Jun 4th, 2014
News 12 Brooklyn: New Coney Island exhibit The Face of Steeplechase opens
May 24th, 2014
Brooklyn Paper: The Face of Steeplechase at the Coney Island History Project by Will Bredderman
May 23rd, 2014
Metro: Top 5 New Attractions at Coney Island in 2014 by Laura Shin
Apr 13th, 2014
Brownstoner: Closing Bell: Coney Island History Walking Tour
Mar 19th, 2014
Brooklyn Eagle: Sandy documentary ‘The Storm’ premieres at Coney Island Film Festival
Sep 18th, 2013
Travalanche: Today is Coney Island History Day!
Aug 19th, 2013
Ann Parry Photography: Coney Island 3rd Annual History Day 2013
Aug 13th, 2013
This Week in New York: Coney Island History Day
Aug 8th, 2013
Brokelyn: Get Old-timey at the 3rd Annual Coney Island History Day by David Colon
Aug 2nd, 2013
Hyperallergic – The Master of Coney Island: The Art of Larry Millard by Allison Meier
May 23rd, 2013
New York Times: Beach Season Begins at Coney Island
May 23rd, 2013
About.com Brooklyn, NY: Something Unusual for Easter Sunday in Brooklyn: Visit the Coney Island History Project
Mar 30th, 2013
Time Out New York: Coney Island after Sandy: See who’s back for the 2013 season by Hana R. Alberts
Mar 21st, 2013
Hyperallergic: The Coney Island History Project Reopens Post-Sandy by Allison Meier
Mar 18th, 2013
Brokelyn: The Coney Island History Project rises from a watery grave by Rebecca Fishbein
Mar 18th, 2013
NY1: Coney Island History Project Tries To Restore Memorabilia After Sandy
Dec 14th, 2012
Huffington Post: Coney Island Stories: Category One by Carol Hill Albert
Nov 29th, 2012
The Jewish Forward: Coney Island Before And After Sandy by Jenna Weissman Joselit
Nov 27th, 2012
The New York World: Five hyperlocal NYC groups seeking Sandy relief funds by Maura R. O’Connor
Nov 19th, 2012
City Limits: In Storm-Battered Coney, a Trickle of Relief Faces a Deluge of Damage by Neil deMause
Nov 4th, 2012
New York Daily News: Photo Exhibit Shows Grandeur of Shore Theater by Lore Croghan
Aug 23rd, 2012
Travalanche: It’s Coney Island History Day!
Aug 12th, 2012
Brooklyn Paper: Abe Feinstein Showcases People’s Playground Pictures by Daniel Bush
Jun 5th, 2012
New York Daily News: Coney Eye – Exhibit Recalls History [pdf]
May 31st, 2012
Huffington Post: Coney Island Photos from Neighborhood Shutterbug Abe Feinstein
May 26th, 2012
Brooklyn Paper: More to Remember: Coney Museum Grows by Daniel Bush
Jan 23rd, 2012
Courier Life’s Brooklyn Daily: Meet the Coney Hall of Fame’s newest members!
Sep 8th, 2011
This Week in New York: Coney Island History Day
Sep 3rd, 2011
Travalanche: The Prince of Mermaid Avenue
Jun 29th, 2011
NY1 News: New Book Details Astroland’s Colorful History
Jun 27th, 2011
Sheepshead Bites: Coney Maven Signs Copies Of His Newest Book
Jun 23rd, 2011
CBS News New York: Coney Island History Project Marks 100th Anniversary Of Devastating Dreamland Fire
May 30th, 2011
24/Seven – Brooklyn Courier Life: One Hot Exhibit by Alex Rush
May 26th, 2011
NewsPlus Notes: CIHP Commemorates the Dreamland Fire
May 25th, 2011
History Detectives: Coney Island Lions
May 24th, 2011
Brooklyn Paper: A boardwalk not a sidewalk by Charles Denson
May 20th, 2011
The Village Voice: Coney Island History Project
Jul 31st, 2010
Bay Current: Shhh! Don’t tell the Cyclone!
Jul 7th, 2010
New York Times: After 98 Years Underwater, a Coney Island Bell Is Back by Ravi Somada
Oct 7th, 2009
Examiner.com: Coney Island: Free audio and video tour
Aug 20th, 2009
Brooklyn Paper: At Coney, the past is a present by Robert Voris
Aug 19th, 2009
New York Times: Answers About the Preservation of Coney Island
Jul 15th, 2009
New York Times: Ask About the Preservation of Coney Island
Jul 13th, 2009
Brooklyn Eagle: On This Day in History – May 23 Coney Treasures Landmarked
May 29th, 2009
Time Out New York: Own This City – Coney Island History Project
May 28th, 2009
New York Times: Blasting Off From the Coney Island Boardwalk by David W. Dunlap and Ann Farmer
Jan 9th, 2009
The Villager: Coney Island comes to Soho with artwork and photos
Nov 4th, 2008
Brooklyn Eagle: Coney Island History Project Launches Exhibit on Astroland
Aug 7th, 2008
Brooklyn Paper: ‘Future’ Fun by Lisa J. Curtis
Aug 7th, 2008
amNewYork Urbanite: Go back in time to see the future
Jul 29th, 2008
Brooklyn Rail: Coney Island History Project Preserves the Past for Future Generations by Eleanor J. Bader
Jul 15th, 2008
IAAPA: In the Queue. Come One, Come All…
Jun 27th, 2008
Metro: Brooklyn small spots tout value as a whole
Jun 5th, 2008
Time Out NY
Jun 4th, 2008
Gothamist: Pencil This In
May 26th, 2008
Watch Rick Gershon’s “Coney Island: An Uncertain Future”
May 1st, 2008
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Progress on Cleaner Coney Island Creek
Nov 7th, 2007
Smithsonian Magazine: Goodbye My Coney Island? by Marina Koestler
Jun 30th, 2007
WNYC – Soundcheck: Coney Island in Song
Jun 20th, 2007
NY Times: Beneath the Speeding Cyclone, a Look Back in Time by Andy Newman
May 29th, 2007
Gothamist: History of Coney Island Finds a Permanent Home by Tien Mao
May 29th, 2007
Gowanus Lounge: Interesting Brooklyn Website: Coney Island Oral History Project
Aug 23rd, 2006
The New York Sun: Hot Dog Big Shot Lands in Hall of Fame by Gary Shapiro
Aug 18th, 2006
New York Times: And Next to the Bearded Lady, Premature Babies by Michael Brick
Jun 12th, 2005