PARK FACT:
A subway ride to Coney Island in 1920 would have cost a mere five cents!
Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Highlights
Brighton Playground
This playground is located at Brighton 2nd Street, Brightwater Court, and the Boardwalk in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 1868 entrepreneur William A.… Read More
Coney Island
Riegelmann Boardwalk/Coney Island Beach Almost a century before the boardwalk opened along the Atlantic Ocean, Coney Island was on its way to becoming the… Read More
Coney Island Beach - Horseshoe Crabs in New York City Parks
Every May and June, horseshoe crabs emerge from the Atlantic Ocean onto Coney Island Beach. Female horseshoe crabs arrive on the beach to lay their eggs, with their male… Read More
First Symphony of the Sea
This 332-foot long, ten-foot tall cast-concrete sculpture wall by artist Toshio Sasaki (1946-2007) was installed on the boardwalk outside the Aquarium for Wildlife… Read More
Poseidon Playground
Bounded by Surf Avenue, West 25th Street, West 27th Street, and the Riegelmann Boardwalk, this playground is one of two in Coney Island named for the god of the seas.… Read More
