In 1925, the Black real estate magnate Solomon Riley was ready to open an amusement park on Hart Island, the site of a prison and potter’s field. The city shut it down.

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) -- One of the best-known waterfront promenades in the world is getting special status in New York City. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted on ...

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Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

The first public hearing for a proposed Coney Island casino in New York created a fiery rift between supporters and naysayers. The project, known simply as “The Coney,” was met with chants of both ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The rejection of The Coney ...

In the spirit of giving, affordable housing developer Tredway partnered with City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, to distribute more than 500 turkeys and 7,000 ...