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 ...

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 ...