The boardwalk
To Brighton Beach.
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Coney Island is a seaside neighbourhood and amusement area on the south-western tip of Brooklyn, New York City, facing the Atlantic, about 20 km in a straight line south of Midtown Manhattan and reached by subway. It was once a true island, but landfill in the early 20th century joined it to the rest of Long Island. A seaside resort by the mid-19th century, by 1900 it had become the most famous amusement area in the United States, with huge parks lit by electric lights. Its fame faded after the mid-20th century, and it has been revived since the 2000s. Its wide sandy beach is backed by the Riegelmann Boardwalk, opened in 1923, which runs about 4 km to Brighton Beach. Behind it stand the Wonder Wheel of 1920, the wooden Cyclone roller coaster of 1927 and the red Parachute Jump tower, now a landmark that no longer runs, along with the rides of Luna Park and the New York Aquarium. The beach and boardwalk are free, while rides need tickets, and most rides run from spring to autumn. Summer weekends are busy, and on some summer evenings there are fireworks over the beach.
To Brighton Beach.
Wooden, since 1927.
Wide sand.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
By subway from Manhattan.
Mostly from spring to autumn.