The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

Number of Coney Island visitors this summer falls dramatically. [NYDN]

Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by amNY.com on September 1, 2008.

He would walk around near his East First Street home in Gravesend and shake the meters until he found a full one, sources said.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

But Mr. Frisina, 20, may have unknowingly seen the handiwork of Maurice Mizrahi, a man who the police said had cut off the heads of several dozen parking meters in the past two years. They recovered 87 meters from the house where he lived in Gravesend, the neighborhood where the police said most of the thefts took place.

Published by New York Times on August 31, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by SI Live on August 31, 2008.

The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

Published by WNBC on August 31, 2008.

The boardwalk is getting a lot less crowded on Coney Island.

Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

The 87 parking meters yanked from sidewalks in Gravesend, Bensonhurst and Sheepshead Bay were found in a crawlspace of the home of 34-year-old Maurice Mizrahi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 30, 2008.

(Ron Schweiger, Brooklyn borough historian, said that those two stations preceded the subway lines, and served a grade-level steam railroad, the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad.)

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

The parking meters, which carry up to $90 in change and cost around $500 each, were all swiped near Mizrahi's East First Street home in Gravesend.

Published by New York Post on August 30, 2008.

There are three varieties of frankfurter on sale here: the basic All Beef ($4.50), the Kosher Jumbo ($5.50), and the Coney Island Footlong ($6.00).

Published by The New York Observer on August 29, 2008.

Golden lists just one event—a $7,700 payment in February—as related to political fundraising. In fact, the senator held his biggest recent fundraiser, a huge soiree last October, at Gargiulo's Restaurant in Coney Island, which holds 400 guests, about twice as many as Bay Ridge Manor.

Published by Village Voice on August 27, 2008.

Sitt had previously talked about bringing luxury housing to the demolished sugar factory but hit a brick wall with City Hall as he did in his push to bring high-rise condos a few years back to the Coney Island amusement district.

Published by New York Post on August 27, 2008.

24-year-old Daniel Brandt and a friend arrived at the Sea Rise apartments in Coney Island early Sunday at 1 a.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 25, 2008.

The city last month found that 95 percent of Brighton Beach sidewalks were clean, yet residents there say the stench of litter and rotten fruit from overflowing trash cans on Brighton Beach Avenue reaches gagging levels in the summer.

Published by amNY.com on August 25, 2008.

Daniel Brandt, 24, was supposed to be going out on a date with a woman he met on Craigslist, but when arrived to the Sea Rise apartment complex in Coney Island to meet her in person, he was lured up to the fourth floor, robbed, and then fatally in the head by two men.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 25, 2008.

A popular Brooklyn car salesman was lured to his death after he went to Coney Island for a date with a woman he met online, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include New Yorkers who competed in Olympics past, a new roller rink in Coney Island and a rooftop dance performance in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

"New York City has done its best to keep pace with the population boom on Staten Island, but residents from Tottenville to Rosebank to West Brighton know that a heavy rain means flooded streets, basements and cars for too many Staten Islanders," the North Shore Democrat said.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

Marguerite Molinari, 70, died today in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

"It's rare that the vacation is a pure vacation," said Ms. Zagor, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the West Brighton-based nonprofit agency. "I keep in touch in one way or another. I'm able to check my e-mail, and the agency can reach me in the event of an emergency."

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

How about an ice-cold Coney Island Lager with your freak show?

Published by New York Daily News on August 14, 2008.

Coney Island Albino Python White Lager — one of five beers developed by Shmaltz Brewing Company, under a licensing agreement with Coney Island USA, the nonprofit organization that runs the Coney Island Museum, the Mermaid Parade and the sideshow.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

Showard died later at Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on August 13, 2008.

In Coney Island, the Brooks got on the board first, thanks to a double by Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who later scored on a wild pitch. Jordan Abruzzo also hit a double, and scored on a Reese Havens single.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Coney Island’s historic Astroland will close up for the season in just over a month — and when it does, it may be closing for good.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 12, 2008.

Though Mr. Bloomberg is no laissez faire diehard by any means, the three projects—the revitalization of Coney Island; the redevelopment of the industry-heavy Willets Point area by Shea Stadium; and the creation of up to 5,000 units of mostly middle-income housing at Hunter’s Point South by Long Island City—seem to have far more city involvement and restrictions than those typical of the economic development agenda of the self-described fiscally conservative mayor.

Published by The New York Observer on August 12, 2008.

But for the officers of New York City's Parks Enforcement Patrol in Coney Island, going to work is anything but a typical day at the beach.

Published by New York Daily News on August 11, 2008.

This weekend, more than 500 visitors came out for the opening of the Coney Island History Project’s latest show, “The Astroland Archives Photography Exhibit: Back to the Future.” The exhibition recounts the park’s 40-year history from its Space Age birth — burgeoning with sci-fi themed rides — until today.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

Pellegrino was just one of a coterie of officials who took time out of their day to cut the ribbon on Recchia’s bench — you know, because having to stand instead of sit while on line at a post office is the biggest problem facing Coney Island right now.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

This summer, Sunset Park–based band The Mumbles are playing everywhere from Coney Island to Williamsburg in support of their new EP, “Once EPonymous.”

Published by Brooklyn Paper on August 8, 2008.

The April 15, 2007 nor'easter dumped a record 7.5 inches of rain and whipped the Island with 50 mph winds that brought ferry service to a halt. The aftermath left residents with indelible images of submerged cars, raw sewage pouring through basements and caskets floating in the waist-high waters of a West Brighton funeral home.

Published by SI Live on August 7, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow _ that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore.

Published by amNY.com on August 6, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow -- that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore. The so-called "Waterboard Thrill Ride" uses the controversial interrogation technique as its theme.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 6, 2008.

The "Waterboard Thrill Ride," by Steve Powers, is a stone's throw from Coney Island's famed Cyclone roller coaster and Nathan's hot dog stand.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 6, 2008.

Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow -- that's what one artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore. The so-called "Waterboard Thrill Ride" uses the controversial interrogation technique as its theme.

Published by WNBC on August 6, 2008.

According to Charles R. Modica, the chancellor of St. George’s, about 200 students have been placed at six hospitals: Coney Island, Queens, Elmhurst, Lincoln, Metropolitan and Woodhull. Ms. Marengo, the corporation spokeswoman, said St. George’s paid about $2 million in the first year of the contract, adding: “We expect that to grow gradually as additional facilities prepare to take on more students.”

Published by New York Times on August 5, 2008.

State court filings say developer James P. Kennelly has fallen behind on more than $70 million in loans since the accident which killed seven people, including an operating engineer from West Brighton, on March 15. .

Published by SI Live on August 2, 2008.

From 7 p.m. until midnight, Neil is off to Coney Island for some roller skating fun:

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on August 2, 2008.

DJ Julio, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, skate dancers, burlesque and more! You may recall NOB recommending the June fund raisers to help designer Lola Staar, who had a dream of transforming the former Childs Restaurant in Coney Island into a people's rock rink. She did it!

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on August 2, 2008.

The public pools open on June 27 — the same day I used to board the bus to Maine — and represent a civic legacy that dates to 1911, when the city’s first outdoor pool was built in Coney Island.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.

A cig-craving criminal stole three packs of the nicotine sticks from a grocery on Avenue U on July 25. The perp entered the store, which is between West Eighth and Ninth streets, at around 5:45 am and asked the clerk for four packs.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 30, 2008.

Authorities have identified a body found off Coney Island in Brooklyn as that of a missing 10-year-old swimmer.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 30, 2008.

A body washed up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn overnight, and authorities believe it may be a missing 10-year-old girl.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on July 30, 2008.

Police say the body of a female has been recovered in the waters off Coney Island in Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on July 30, 2008.

Authorities have identified a body found off Coney Island in Brooklyn as that of a missing 10-year-old swimmer.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.