Coney Island
Americannoun
noun
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Famed as a beach resort and amusement center.
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Since its first appearance on the Coney Island boardwalk, the hot dog has been dogged by a lowbrow reputation—low nutrition, low quality, low price—maligned by public-health officials and persnickety parents alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It will pass Staten Island and some beaches, including Coney Island in Brooklyn, before connecting to an existing pipeline network near Rockaway Beach in Queens.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Scattered throughout the pages are evidence of his beginnings in Coney Island, where he seemed to excel in mathematics, the piano and the accordion.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Joey Chestnut, the competition’s most decorated eater, is returning to the Coney Island stage this year after a sponsorship conflict barred him from competing in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
“After midnight it’s grim tower-of-terror Coney Island, apparently.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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