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Coney Island
Neighborhood in New York City

Coney Island

Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north and includes the subsection of Sea Gate on its west. The Coney Island peninsula consists of Coney Island proper, Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach. Coney Island was formerly an actual island, the westernmost in the Outer Barrier on the southern shore of Long Island, but in the early 20th century it became connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill.

Get in

Getting to Coney Island

To get to Coney Island, take the D, F, N, or Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue. On all of these but the Q, keep your eyes peeled for the massive train yard you will pass on the way. Brighton Beach and Sheepshead Bay are covered by the Q and B (weekdays only). For Gravesend, take the N to Avenue U.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Coney Island
  2. 02
    The Coney Island Cyclone
  3. 03
    New York Aquarium

    Boardwalk and W 8th St (Subway: F Q to W 8th St or D N to Coney Island–Stillwell Ave).

  4. 04
    Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument

    Surf Ave at W 19th St (Subway D F N Q trains to Coney Island-Stillwell Ave or F Q trains to W 8th St-NY Aquarium).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
  2. 02
    Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier
  3. 03
    Sheepshead Bay Piers

    Emmons Ave between Ocean Ave & E 26th St ( B Q Sheepshead Bay).

  4. 04
    Brooklyn Cyclones
  5. 05
    Adventurer’s Park - Family Entertainment Center

    1824 Shore Pkwy ( D, B6), staff@advparkny.com.

  6. 06
    Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

    Apr, May, Sep, Oct: opens noon on weekends only; Jun to Labor Day: opens noon daily; closing times vary according to weather conditions.

Eat

Where to eat

Coney Island is a varied neighborhood of old pizzerias, Nathan's Original hotdog stand and newer Russian restaurants and others. Brighton Beach is a huge Russian neighborhood, with immigrants from other parts of the former Soviet Union, too. You can find all kinds of Russian gourmet shops, bars and restaurants in that neighborhood.

  1. 01
    John's Deli

    2438 Stillwell Ave (between Harway Ave and Bay 50th St; Subway: D train to Bay 50th St),.

  2. 02
    Kashkar Cafe

    1141 Brighton Beach Ave, toll-free: +1-718-743-3832.

  3. 03
    L & B Spumoni Gardens

    2725 86th St (between W 10th and W 11th Sts; N to Avenue U or 86th St-Gravesend, or D to 25th Ave), e-mail@spumonigardens.com.

  4. 04
    Nathan's Famous

    1310 Surf Ave (at Stillwell Ave; D F N Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Ave),.

  5. 05
    Randazzo's Clam Bar

    This is a classic Italian-American seafood specialist right across the street from the water in Sheepshead Bay, in operation since 1932.

How locals move

Getting around Coney Island the local way

  • Get inThe [http://www.nywatertaxi.com Water Taxi, at Fulton Ferry Landing, provides service from various points in Manhattan along the East River.
  • Get inThe Water Taxi has service between southern Manhattan and Red Hook, often used by customers of the Red Hook Ikea.

From Wikivoyage: Brooklyn, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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