Coney Island, New York's Beach Get Away
The Parachute Jump behind the Burlesque Museum Coney Island. The words evoke memories for anyone who has grown up or lived in New York City. Maybe even for some people who have never been to the city. Almost everyone can picture the Cyclone Rollercoaster or the Wonder Wheel . We can all imagine eating at Nathan’s while spending a day at the beach. But, as with everything else in 2020, Coney Island is just not the same this year. The Parachute Jump on a foggy day Coney Island , at the southwestern corner of the borough of Brooklyn, was originally an island. The creek that separated it has been filled over the past 250 years. Its location made it New York City’s first beach-front vacation destination, as far back as the early 1800’s. By 1880, four different private railroads served the area, bringing people from all over both Brooklyn and New York (then separate cities) for the day or to any of several hotels in the area. And 1880 was the year the the first amusement park was buil...