The Mermaid Parade, Coney Island’s community-built kickoff to summer, is suddenly on shaky ground after the nonprofit that ...

A teenager drowned in the waters off Coney Island, by a popular stretch of beach across the boardwalk from the iconic Cyclone roller coaster, police said on Friday. A lifeguard spotted the 19-year-old ...

Although summer may be coming to an end, Coney Island is still bringing fun to America’s Playground with art and movies. The Alliance for Coney Island recently unveiled 13 new storefront gate murals ...

An 18-year-old man drowned off of Coney Island Beach this week, the NYPD said. A lifeguard spotted a man Wednesday floating in the water near the Coney Island Boardwalk and pulled the unconscious and ...

NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn mother who is accused of drowning her three children at a New York City beach has been charged with murder. Erin Merdy, 30, was charged Wednesday with three counts of murder ...

CONEY ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- Beaches will reopen Wednesday after a possible shark was reported in the ocean off Coney Island Tuesday morning. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ...

Elton, an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was the star of the show on Coney Island Beach on Aug. 6, as he was released into the Atlantic Ocean after a monthslong rehabilitation. The turtle, who ...