I visited the Nathan's Famous flagship store in Coney Island a few weeks back, determined to hate it. The iconic restaurant had bee...

The Astrotower's 50-year life came to a sudden, unexpected and violent end over the past week, following reports on July 2 that the...

It seems I've spent a lot of time in recent years waiting patiently for Totonno's to reopen following various disasters, and then...

Ravaged Coney Island doesn't have many landmark businesses left standing. You can count them on a couple hands. I thought I knew them a...

The iconic Coney Island boardwalk concession Paul's Daughter, formerly known as Gregory and Paul's, and in the same family hands si...

For whatever reason, rathskellers—the breed of German, subterranean beer cellars—have always been a source of fascination to me. Perhaps it...

From Grub Street . File Under: The Long, Sad, Death of Coney Island: Summer officially ended yesterday, and soon the unofficial season at...

The Forward reports that Coney Island Bialys and Bagels, which purports to be the oldest bialy store in New York, will close its doors aft...

Anyone who understands this City better than Michael Bloomberg—and that's just about everybody with a New York address—could instantly ...

Few things beat a Brooklyn Cyclones game on a fair June night, as far as untarnished New York summer joys go. I look forward to my first ga...

You mean the Bloomberg administration and Thor Equities put back all they've destroyed over the past five years?

The day after reporting that the 100-year-old Shore Hotel had been demolished by Joe Sitt comes news that The Shore Theater has been award...

Good-for-nothing, enemy-of-the-people developer Joe Sitt has been at it again, destroying what's good about Coney Island one building a...

Amusing the Zillion reports that an obscure Coney Island landmark will soon be flattened by the City to make way for its new plans. I didn...

Pretending to be like Obama , so Democrats will like him. Pretending to be a Republican so conservatives like him. [The Daily News] Killing...

Andrew Berman gets some things off his chest. [The Villager] Coney Island scourge Joe Sitt is working his charm again, this time frighteni...

Developers defile Sheepshead Bay landmark Lundy's . Coney Island developer/destroyer Joe Sitt puts on his old disingenuous act. Again. ...

Restauratuer Danny Meyer, the king of Union Square, not wanted in Union Square. Robert DeNiro, who loves NYC oh so much (if we are to belie...

A roller rink opens in Coney Island in a former Childs restaurant. Gee, Childs has been in the news a lot for a defunct chow chain. The Lan...