Coney Island History Project

05/28/2026

at the Coney Island History Project with visitors Juan and Javier! Stop by this weekend and take a souvenir photo with our original Steeplechase horse from the legendary ride that gave Steeplechase Park its name and the iconic Cyclops from Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park's Spook-A-Rama, Coney Island's oldest dark ride. View exhibits by two Brooklyn artists in our new Wonder Gallery: Anders Goldfarb's photographs of Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s, and the Coney Island Zine Machine with mini-zines created by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/exhibition-center

05/27/2026

Thanks to Brooklyn Paper and Olivia Seaman for covering the opening of our new Wonder Gallery, a collaboration with Parachute Literary Arts! Looking forward to sunny skies and warm temps next weekend and seeing everyone in Coney Island. We're open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 1- 7PM.

This Memorial Day Weekend, Coney Island debuted the Wonder Gallery, a free seasonal art space inside the Coney Island History Project celebrating the neighborhood’s colorful past through photography, zines and storytelling.

05/22/2026

Thanks BK Reader for spotlighting our new Wonder Gallery! We're excited to be opening for the season Memorial Day Weekend with photographs by Brooklyn documentary photographer Anders Goldfarb and the launch of the Coney Island Zine Machine, featuring miniature zines by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. The free gallery is a collaboration between Parachute Literary Arts and the Coney Island History Project. More info: https://www.bkreader.com/arts-entertainment/wonder-gallery-debuts-in-coney-island-with-vintage-photos-and-mini-zines-12286370

05/20/2026

The Wonder Gallery opens May 23 and is open from 1 to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.

05/18/2026

We're opening Memorial Day Weekend! The Wonder Gallery is a collaboration between Parachute Literary Arts and the Coney Island History Project. The gallery is located at the History Project’s Exhibit Center at 3059 West 12th Street, next to the landmark Wonder Wheel. The Wonder Gallery opens May 23 with Anders Goldfarb's photographs of Coney Island in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Coney Island Zine Machine. The Zine Machine debuts with mini-zines created by Sheepshead Bay artist Kelly Luu. The Wonder Gallery is open 1:00 PM-7:00 PM, weekends and holidays, from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day. Admission is FREE! https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/blog/opening-may-23-new-exhibits-two-brooklyn-artists

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day from the Coney Island History Project! Enjoy this photo collage of some of the mothers and grandmothers who visited our exhibition center in past seasons with their kids and grandkids. Our free exhibition center opens Memorial Day Weekend! We encourage you to record a Coney Island memory with Mom or Grandma today or for our oral history archive. Info: https://www.coneyislandhistory.org/oral-history-archive

04/24/2026

Calling all Tilt-A-Whirl fans! 100 years ago today, on April 24, 1926, Herbert Sellner applied for a patent for the ride he invented at the kitchen table and built in a neighbor's yard. Join us in celebrating the 100th Patent-versary of the Tilt-A-Whirl by riding Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park's classic Tilt and stay tuned for the date of a special event we're planning this season in Coney Island.

04/22/2026

Today, we remember Jimmy Prince, who was born on April 22, 1932 and was the longtime proprietor of Major Markets, Coney Island's oldest butcher shop. "Jimmy was one of a kind," says Charles Denson, director of the Coney Island History Project. "He was the joyful heart of Coney Island and his store was the last vestige of a world that is gone forever. He can never be replaced." You can watch “The Prince of Mermaid Avenue,” Charles Denson's award-winning 2009 documentary about Jimmy Prince on his Coneyologist channel on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qgoxPcz1Il4

04/13/2026

Tell us your experiences and priorities regarding flood protection and waterfront access along Coney Island Creek, including Kaiser Park and Coney Island Creek Park, as part of the Coney Island Creek Resilience Project.

PUBLIC WORKSHOP
Thursday, April 16, 2026
🕰️ 6:30pm-8pm
📍New York Aquarium Education Hall, 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11224