Since 1903, the club has been hosting a public New Year’s Day Plunge for all brave souls to welcome in the New Year.

CONEY ISLAND — Brrrr! On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the new year with a famous Brooklyn tradition. Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney ...

Get ready, New York, as one of the city’s most beloved events enters its 123rd year. Registration for the 2026 Coney Island ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- While the Times Square ball drop is one New Year's tradition, another annual plunge took place at Coney Island. This year, a record-setting number of participants took ...

As we reported yesterday, a polar bear attacked a skier in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island last week. Details are scant, but the skier was evidently injured but all right. Authorities later ...

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge broke all previous records for attendance and fundraising on Jan. 1 after 6,000 brave New Yorkers stormed the beaches, raising $136,000 to ...

A polar bear that attacked a skier in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island last week has been identified as a young female with a broken jaw, an Inuit source told ExplorersWeb. The incident has ...

A wildlife photographer out on an "extreme" expedition captured pictures of a polar bear mother checking out her surroundings. She was standing upright on her two hind legs as her cubs stood by her ...

People participate in the 121st annual Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island on January 1, 2024 in New York City. Paul Martinka ...

Big party plans for New Year’s Eve? Head down to Coney Island on New Year’s Day for a proven hangover remedy — running into the Atlantic Ocean. The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge has been ...

A Canadian radar technician was mauled to death by a pair of polar bears as he took photos of them while working at a remote Arctic outpost, it emerged this week. Christopher Best, 34, left the safety ...