NEW YORK CITY -- When the rides stop running at Coney Island each year in October, the area takes on a desolate and decidedly creepy character. That's...

He doesn't take the subway. He doesn't take the bus. When Matthew Nicholas Mastrorocco wants to go someplace, he jumps on his bike and rides like the wind.

HuffPost reporters Joshua Hersh, Saki Knafo and Matt Sledge contributed to this report. NEW YORK -- The approach of Hurricane Irene prompted an ext...

CONEY ISLAND, New York -- Long after Crown Fried Chicken and Bargain Land were shuttered on Saturday in preparation for Hurricane Irene, the Five Deli...

On Friday afternoon Mayor Michael Bloomberg updated New Yorkers from City Hall in Manhattan on Hurricane Irene's progress. "The sun is shining, but...

The Natural Resources Defense Council released its annual beach water quality report yesterday and found water at a total of 134 beaches in the five b...

As a Brooklyn boy, my interest in Aronson's film is deep-rooted. I began watching this film with skepticism, but just 5 minutes into this glorious documentary, my skepticism was out the door.

It's that part of summer where lavish roof-top parties along with the funky odor of dead fish begin to work their strange, strange spell. So to help ...

NEW YORK — A 19-year-old suspected of shooting into a packed New York City boardwalk in the summer heat is being held without bail on murder cha...

NEW YORK — A 19-year-old man was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and assault in a shooting last week on a packed New York City board...

It was probably only a matter of time before all of the drama and controversy surrounding Coney Island's impending transformation became a documentary...

NEW YORK -- New York's Coney Island has opened its first new roller coasters since the famed Cyclone was built in the 1920s. Mayor Michael Bloomberg ...

It may be hard to believe, but Coney Island's new amusement park is opening for the season next month, and rides in the new "Scream Zone" are going up...

Coney Island's boardwalk will look about the same--for one more summer. Most of the mom and pop establishments, known as the "Coney Island eight" wil...

Brighton Beach resident Gary Atlas isn't afraid of the city's cold, snowy weather. In fact, blizzard or no blizzard, he runs 6 miles, shirtless, alon...

When we heard Cha Cha's was being forced out of the new Phony Island along with eight other businesses, we knew there was only one man to call: the "U...

Coney Island thrill seekers have shot their last freak. The operators of the new Luna Park told nine longtime boardwalk businesses to get out by No...

Yesterday the Times' City Room blog reported that Brooklyn Brewery was rumored to be negotiating to open a beer hall in Phony Island -- which is what ...

Coney Island lost one of its institutions yesterday: the boardwalk landmark Shoot The Freak has been destroyed. "I'm still in shock," Anthony Berlin...