Coney Island

It is probably not accurate and certainly not provable to say Phil Wenz willed Santa's Village back into being. But it's not a crazy thing to believe either. After the northwest suburban amusement park closed in May 2006, Wenz helped organize the auction...

A cable fire at Dekalb Avenue Station in Brooklyn is crippling subway service to and from Brooklyn, according to the MTA. The fire reached two alarms as firefighters battled thick smoke and flames, Tuesday afternoon. According to the MTA website, riders...

The Pretty Things Peepshow, described as “a girly road show,” comes to the Ward Plaza Friday night as part of the monthly Final Fridays activities. The 18-and-older show runs from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Ward’s Crystal Ballroom....

Free Friday$ - Each week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) Cyclone's 85th BDay 2) Tastings from AGED Restaurant CONEY ISLAND CYCLONE CELEBRATES ITS 85th ANNIVERSARY on June 30th New Yorkers and Tourists Alike Come...

A wrong way driver, who may have been intoxicated, is believed to have caused a three-vehicle crash on the eastbound lanes of the Belt Parkway early Tuesday. The crash occured at Exit 5-Bay Parkway and involved three vehicles: a white van, a black...

Mater's Junkyard Jamboree combines an old-fashioned whip ride with a spinning teacup platform to deliver a truckload of thrills much wilder than you might expect from its mild appearance. The C-Ticket family ride is one of three new attractions opening...

The controversy over the songs kindergarten students will sing at their graduation from a Brooklyn school continues. First, Lee Greenwood's patriotic "God Bless the USA" was out and Justin Bieber's flirty tune "Baby" was in, but that has all changed....

It's a story that certainly has parents fuming while scratching their heads over a decision made by a school principal that is a bit out of tune. Greta Hawkins is the principal of PS 90, the Edna Cohen School in Coney Island. According to parents of...

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium will open a new summer exhibit, A-MAZE-ING Water, as  part of the  celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8, 2012. The event and exhibit will run through September 9.   The program will...

The morning after an independent filmmaker heard he's been given a $25,000 arts award, he tried to assess what the check would mean. Matthew Porterfield, who walked away with the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize on Saturday, worked seven years as a...

Five short narrative films, on themes ranging from a modern-day urban cowboy to a scamming extraterrestrial, kicked off the 14th annual Maryland Film Festival at MICA's Brown Center Thursday night. Maryland's festival remains the only one of its kind...

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium is looking for aquatic animal lovers to join its team of dedicated docents.   The aquarium’s docent program is made possible in part through partnership with National Grid – as part...