The Coney Island Polar Bear Club announced this week that its annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge raised more than $60,000, benefiting seven local Coney Island non-profits. The event, hosted in ...

Chechel, a seasoned plunger who participates in the annual Coney Island polar plunge, was joined by his father, Chechel Sr., and friend Ryan. At the coaxing of the younger Chechel, Ryan raced into ...

Local nonprofit organizations in the Coney Island area were recently awarded a total of over $60,000, thanks to the Coney ...

The city even has a whole club centered around the plunge and setting up events. Though it is set up by members for members, the Coney Island Polar Bear New Year's Day Plunge is open to the public ...

While this year's festivities don't list any New Year's Eve fireworks, Coney Island will still hold its annual Polar Plunge at 1 p.m. on New Year's Day.

New Yorkers turned out in force for Saturday’s reopening of Coney Island’s Luna Park, with some arriving long before any of the amusement park’s workers. Bensonhurst’s David Zubin ...

As Coney Island amusement parks prepare to open for the season, park owners are worried about the controversial casino proposal. With a fresh coat of paint and a little work, the famed swinging ...

For the past two years, queens Maxxxim and Nancy NoGood have led Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag show: an all-ages “RuPaul’s Drag Race” viewing party at Coney Island USA’s Freak Bar. There, the ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Luna Park, home to Coney Island's famous Cyclone roller coaster, drew a loyal, enthusiastic crowd to its annual opening ceremonies. Coney Island's self-proclaimed monarch ...

Students jump into a mobile pool Thursday, March 20, 2025, for the Cool School Polar Plunge at Forestview Middle School in Baxter. 1/116: People jump into a mobile pool Thursday, March 20 ...