the first enclosed amusement park at Coney Island. George C. Tilyou opens Steeplechase Park at Coney Island, and introduces the "Steeplechase Horses" ride there.

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Along with the warmer weather comes amusement park season! Before it kicks off, the New York City Department of Buildings performed ride inspections. The DOB ...

Coney Island is a twentieth-century icon of American fun, and the birthplace of the large-scale amusement park. George Tilyou's grinning "funny face" logo for Steeplechase Park, the giant tower at ...

Coney Island’s iconic Luna Park ... ride for free and receive a complimentary egg cream. “Our entire team is filled with gratitude and enthusiasm as we open our doors for the 2025 season,” said ...

It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams. Chris White from The Seltzer Boys whipped them up for the crowd. He ...

Screams will fill the air and egg creams will flow on Coney Island this weekend as Lunar Park throws a three-day blockbuster ...

The amusement park is 100 years old! Every year ahead of the summer season inspectors from DOB's Elevator Unit head to Coney Island to inspect the amusement park rides to make sure that they are ...