Coney Island New York

Coney Island

The other main attraction of newyork is a peninsula situated in Brooklyn(south) named "Coney Island". It lies on a beach on the Atlantic Ocean with Seagate(west), and Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach(east)and the Gravesend(north). There are fun parks, amusement parks, kiddie rides, Luna Park, Dreamland, and Steeplechase Park etc. There are many resorts as well. The amusement park is the major attraction to all kids and adults. The joy rides are also amazing.
There is an interesting history behind Coney Island. Actually, Coney came from dutch language which means 'Rabbit'.Rabbit Hunting was very common those days and thats why the island was named "Rabbit Island", but later its name was changed into 'Coney Island'.

The amusements

Coney Island, The largest amusement area in the US. The amusement park has several rides :

• Wonder Wheel is a ferris wheel with stationary cars and moving cars running on tracks. It is 150 feet in height and 2,000 tons weight.
• The Cyclone roller coaster is the best wooden roller coaster worldwide.
• Parachute Jump, The B&B Carousell and the Bumper cars are also the major attractions of thje park.
• The Polar Bear Club of the coney island is the oldest winter bathing club in the US. From October to April,it is the peakest point for the swimmers to swim and also to participate in the competition.

Other parks and venues

Coney Island is also known as the New York Aquarium. KeySpan Park is also opened for hosting the Brooklyn Cyclones minor-league baseball team in 2001.This island is also well known for theatres, in movies and songs, in novels and short stories. The 'American Popular Culture' also organizes the annual Mermaid Parade, the Coney Island Museuma and the Coney Island Film Festival. This island also hosts the national volleyball tournament in august 2006.