Coney Island in New York
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Coney Island Creek

Coney Island Creek encompasses two sea inlets in Brooklyn, New York City, one separating Coney Island from the neighborhoods of Gravesend and Bath Beach, the other separating the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach. Prior to construction of the Shore Parkway in the 1950s, Coney Island Creek was a strait connecting Gravesend Bay and Sheepshead Bay, making Coney Island an actual island.

Located at 40.5792, -73.9889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Long Island, Geography of Brooklyn

Half Moon Hotel

The Half Moon Hotel in Coney Island, New York was a 225-foot-tall, 14-story hotel that opened in 1927 on the Boardwalk at West 29th Street. The Half Moon was built to help Coney Island compete with the beach resort Atlantic City, N.J. The hotel was designed by the architectural firm of George B. Post and Sons. It is best known as the location where Abe Reles, informant for the FBI who brought down numerous members of Murder, Inc.

Located at 40.5755, -73.9951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hotel buildings completed in 1927, Skyscraper hotels in New York City, Demolished hotels in the United States, Coney Island, Demolished buildings and structures in New York City, Hotels established in 1927

MCU Park

MCU Park (formerly KeySpan Park) is a minor league baseball stadium in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York City, USA. The home team is the New York Mets-affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York - Penn League. Official seating capacity is 7,500, though the Cyclones will sell up to 2,500 more standing room tickets. Features include a concourse with free-standing concession buildings and overhanging fluorescent lamps in different colors, evoking an amusement park atmosphere.

Located at 40.5745, -73.9844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Coney Island, Minor league baseball venues, Sports venues in Brooklyn, Baseball venues in New York

Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)

Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue (also known as Coney Island Terminal) is a major rapid transit station in Coney Island, Brooklyn, serving as the terminal for four New York City Subway services. It is one of the world's largest above-ground terminal facilities (in fact the world's largest elevated rail terminal), and is the most energy-efficient mass transit facility in the United States.

Located at 40.5773, -73.9811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Coney Island, BMT Brighton Line stations, IND Culver Line stations, BMT Culver Line stations, BMT Sea Beach Line stations, BMT West End Line stations, New York City Subway transfer stations, New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn, Railway stations opened in 1919

Dwyer Brothers Stable

Dwyer Brothers Stable was an American thoroughbred horse racing operation owned by Brooklyn businessmen Phil and Mike Dwyer. The Dwyer brothers hired trainer Evert Snedecker and purchased their first Thoroughbred, Rhadamanthus, in 1874. In October of that same year they acquired Vigil from Col. David McDaniel who to that point had earned $5630. In the ensuing few months of 1876 the colt won another $20,160 and was chosen that year's retrospective American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.

Located at 40.581, -73.997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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American racehorse owners and breeders, Owners of Kentucky Derby winners, Owners of Preakness Stakes winners, Owners of Belmont Stakes winners, Companies based in Brooklyn, Horse farms in the United States, 1876 establishments in the United States, 1890 disestablishments

Nathan's Famous

Nathan's Famous, Inc. is a company that operates a chain of U.S. -based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its headquarters are in Wing A of the second floor of One Jericho Plaza in Jericho, New York.

Located at 40.5753, -73.9814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Brand name hot dogs, Coney Island, Restaurants in New York City, Hot dog restaurants, Restaurants established in 1916, Companies based on Long Island

Coney Island Velodrome

The Coney Island Velodrome was a mid-sized sports arena in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn in New York City, USA. Designed as a bicycle racing venue, the drome featured a 1/8-mile wooden oval track with 45-degree banked corners and seating for 10,000. It also hosted outboard midgets into 1939. Located next to the BMT rail terminal at Neptune Avenue & West 12th Street, the venue played host to sports ranging from motorcycle races to boxing and football.

Located at 40.5778, -73.9806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Coney Island, Sports venues in Brooklyn, Velodromes in the United States, Former sports venues in New York City, Cycle racing in the United States

Mark Twain Intermediate School 239

Mark Twain Intermediate School 239, also known as "Twain," is a public middle school in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. It is described as "one of the city's most sought after middle schools and the largest feeder school to Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech" by the independent NYC school review site insideschools. org.

Located at 40.5786, -73.9922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Public middle schools in New York City, Schools in Brooklyn, Magnet schools in New York

Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant

Gargiulo's is an Italian restaurant established in 1907 in Coney Island. The restaurant was started and run by Gus Garguilo, and later he was joined by his brother Louis and sisters Tessie and Angelina, with other family members working in the kitchen. Large parties were often held in the spacious dining room with its large maroon drapes and the parties often spilled out into the small courtyard in the back on warm days.

Located at 40.5765, -73.9824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Italian-American culture in New York City, Italian restaurants, Restaurants in Brooklyn, 1907 establishments in the United States, Restaurants established in 1907, Coney Island

Thunderbolt (Coney Island)

The Thunderbolt was a wooden roller coaster located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It operated from 1925 until 1982 and was finally demolished in autumn 2000. It was designed by John Miller.

Located at 40.5739, -73.9825 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roller coasters introduced in 1925, Defunct roller coasters, Amusement rides that closed in 1982

White Sands, Brooklyn

White Sands is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located between Coney Island and Bath Beach. It is located in the area of the modern Brooklyn Community Board 13, however most of the former neighborhood no longer exists due to redevelopment. White Sands is located on the north shore of Coney Island Creek between the neighborhoods of Coney Island and Bath Beach. It is separated from Bath Beach by the Belt Parkway.

Located at 40.5833, -73.9875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Brooklyn

Totonno's

Totonno's is a pizzeria located at 1524 Neptune Avenue (between West 15th Street and West 16th Street) in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It was established by Antonio "Totonno" Pero. He was an employee at the Lombardi's pizzeria on Spring Street in New York's Little Italy that was established in 1905 when he began selling tomato pies cooked in a coal oven and wrapped in paper and tied with a string. In 1924, Totonno left Lombardi's to open his own pizzeria on Coney Island called Totonno's.

Located at 40.5789, -73.9837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Italian-American culture in New York City, Pizzerias in the United States, Restaurants in Brooklyn, Restaurants established in 1905, Coney Island