Coney Island
Americannoun
noun
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Famed as a beach resort and amusement center.
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What started as a Coney Island cart became a San Francisco scoop shop 50 years ago, offering 9-pint build-your-own bundles in dairy and non-dairy options.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
In January, Mamdani memorably dove into the frigid waters off Coney Island to publicize his freeze on rents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
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
It is thought that Coney Beach Amusement Park was built to entertain American troops returning from the war and took its name from New York's pleasure park on Coney Island.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025
"I have been glancing into some of the rooms. Let's go to Coney Island, old sport. In my car."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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