Coney Island
an area in S Brooklyn in New York City: amusement park and beach.
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How to use Coney Island in a sentence
From there, we looked out upon the flatlands of Brooklyn and the rides of Coney Island along the Atlantic Ocean.
This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns | Ryan Goldberg | November 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe last one is Coney Island where you exit the station onto Mermaid Avenue, which, like the rest of the city, is part whimsy, part grit.
How I Curbed My Late Night Insta Yearnings to Move to Another Country | Susanna Schrobsdorff | July 14, 2021 | TimeFeatured on the track “Coney Island” is none other than the National, with vocals by frontman Matt Berninger.
How Taylor Swift and indie rock band the National became unlikely collaborators | Sonia Rao | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostNathan’s hot dogs got their start in 1916 on the Coney Island boardwalk in New York City.
When it comes to downing hot dogs, science says there’s a limit | Jonathan Lambert | August 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsAs significant as the onion-fried burger is, El Reno has another unique specialty—a distinctive style of Coney Island hot dog.
I should have not Written and Directed HE GOT GAME because I have never lived in Coney Island.
Spike Lee Blasts The New York Times’ Story on Brooklyn Gentrification in Fiery Op-Ed | Marlow Stern | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey often went to Coney Island, where their usual hangout was Bay 4.
Rocker Lenny Kravitz’s Namesake Receives Medal of Honor | Michael Daly | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd basketball may be followed avidly from Madison Square Garden to playgrounds on Coney Island.
New York City Is the Storied Football Capital of the USA | Ben Jacobs | January 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to the song “Coney Island Baby,” he had to play football for the coach.
Lou Reed Lives! Why the Man With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Isn’t Dead | Elizabeth Wurtzel | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a way of speaking, this mendicant of Coney Island was perhaps of this class.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbWe ought to have made absolutely sure that we had stepped it right that day we got through Coney Island Creek.
Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881 | VariousTo reach Coney Island from Gravesend at this time, it was necessary to ford the creek at low tide.
A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County Volume II | Stephen M. OstranderYou can just believe a Coney Island audience doesn't fancy being held up or swindled.
Step Lively! | George NibloThere was a long period of neglect before Fashion and the populace found out the attractions of Coney Island.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2) | W. H. Russell
British Dictionary definitions for Coney Island
/ (ˈkəʊnɪ) /
an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
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Cultural definitions for Coney Island
Section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic Ocean.
Notes for Coney Island
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