Members of the NYPD and FDNY football teams were supposed to line up and shake hands after playing in the “Fun City Bowl” (a charity game) this weekend. Instead, because everyone involved is very big and tough, there was a shoving match and some punches thrown and a lot of yelling.
As The New York Times has it, Bernie Sanders spent his Sunday chowing on sauerkraut-smothered Nathan’s hot dogs and mingling with constituents at a rally on Coney Island, accompanied by both his loving wife and Rock Guy Michael Stipe.
The video below shows a plainclothes NYPD officer cranking back his leg and driving the toe of his boot into another man's head. "So what?" you might be saying. "Cops beat the shit out of people all the time." In this case, however, the victim was another cop.
Fox News shitbag Jesse Watters went to last month's successfully crowdfunded Coney Island Mermaid Parade for a segment on The O'Reilly Factor that aired last night. It was really great, a true testament to the 30-year-old celebration's campy spirit of exuberant acceptance.
Of all the days to have to shut down Coney Island. FIX IT TODAY.
Beloved New York day trip destination and shithole Coney Island was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Not to worry: Matt Chaban reports that, with the official opening of CONEY SUMMER 2013 FUCK YEAH CLAM STRIPS *VOMITS* just weeks away, the rebuilding effort has successfully rehabilitated the charming hellscape. Buildings,…
Thankfully, New York's most precious resident, Mitik, survived Hurricane Sandy unscathed. But now the real trouble begins.
Vincent D'OnofrioIn New York City's war on crime, the most charming sand art is sculpted by the detectives of the Major Case Squad.
Today, competitive eaters and heartburn enthusiasts competed in Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, a tradition that has been going strong since 1916.
Here's a delicious template for peace in the Middle East: Coney Island Bialys and Bagels — at 91, the oldest bialy shop in New York City — was on the brink of shutting down after the founder's grandson had called it quits. But the bialys will live on, thanks to two Muslim businessmen harboring a deep fondness for the…
On Monday, it seemed that the bad boy of competitive eating, former world champion Takeru Kobayashi had unofficially reclaimed his crown as the world's greatest eater of hot dogs when he bested nemesis Joey Chestnut at an alternate event in Manhattan. But video of Kobayashi's event proves otherwise.
[Participants in the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island run into the ocean. Click through for another picture of very cold people. Image via Getty]
[A crew shovels off the Q train track in Coney Island today. Plenty of New Yorkers are pissed that two days after the snow started their roads haven't been plowed and public transport is a mess. Image via AP]
Today's sad news is that nine of the businesses on the Coney Island boardwalk lost their licenses, including Shoot the Freak, the game where anyone could shoot paintballs at a living human for $5. Life will never be the same.
[A lifeguard hides from the hot sun under his brightly-colored umbrella on the beach at Coney Island today. Image via Getty]
Hot dog eater Takeru Kobayashi was released from jail in Brooklyn today following his arrest for crashing yesterday's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. He plead not guilt to charges of resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, disorderly conduct, and trespassing.
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won his fourth consecutive title at today's 95th annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, eating 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. His arch-rival, and six-time champ, Takeru Kobayashi was arrested after the competition.
[Participants in the 2010 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island yesterday. Each year, people dress up in crazy costumes and march as an homage to the old Coney Island Mardi Gras.] (Pic via Getty)
[The new Luna Park opened this weekend on Coney Island. It is getting positive reviews. Go there and eat some cotton candy, take a few rides on the Wonder Wheel. (Pic via Getty)]
[Some people are crazy enough to take a dip on the beach in Coney Island, even though winter still isn't technically over. Image via Getty]
