Visit Coney Island
Brooklyn, NY

Coney Island Boardwalk

When you go to Brighton Beach, you're right next to Coney Island. These are pictures we took when we first visited Brooklyn in New York. The boardwalk will take you all the way to Coney Island and the beaches, and you can enjoy all the activities like sidewalk flea markets, shopping, rides, and lots of places to eat. Don't forget to get some famous Nathan's Coney Dogs.

The Coney Island Beach

The Coney Island beach is huge. In the first picture we are walking towards Coney Island, and you can see the old Parachute drop that is not in use anymore. When you walk around in Coney Island it's hard to imagine it in it's former grandeur. In it's heyday there were more electric lights here than in the entire Midwestern States. There is a long pier that goes out over the water.

Once during the winter, we saw some Russians shed their clothes and go take a leap into the water. We haven't taken the time to go swimming here, there's just too much to see and do. The guy in the bottom picture has given new meaning to the words bucket seat. Read or write a review about Coney Island.

Astroland at Coney Island

This first picture is a view towards Coney Island. Coney Island Park is in Brooklyn, NY and the amusements are called Astroland. The overpass you see goes toward the NY Aquarium, which we haven't been able to visit yet. I guess we'll wait for a rainy day to do that. I found it interesting that they used pictures of the fish to show you the direction of the Aquarium.

The favorite ride at Coney Island right now is the Cyclone Roller Coaster. We could hear screams a block away! The center picture is a new ride which sort of replaces the Parachute Drop, this one has a wheel encircling the tall pole and it rises, spins and drops. What a scenic view you could get from the top.

Coney Island is not nearly as popular now as it was years ago, and it has changed alot even since the last time I was here in 1973, but some of the original shops and food restaurants like Nathan's, are still there.

They have a huge sidewalk flea market, and you can bargain for the price of an item if you think it should be cheaper. You can read about the Coney Island Alleys on the Forgotten New York website.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
Belt Parkway, Exit 7 B, then turn south all the way to the beach on Ocean Parkway, at the light make a right and follow it till you start seeing the rides, which is about 3 blocks down.