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Photos of sunbathers, beaches, rides and other iconic moments at Coney Island

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Coney Island sideshow artists Fred Kahl (back left), Snake Woman Michelle Marcel aka Demonica, Tattoo artist Michael Wilson and escape artist Chris Moriarty. (June 20, 1994) Photo Credit: Newsday/ Dan Sheehan
  • The Air Force Thunderbird Precision Flying Team, just visible in the sky over the beach in Coney Island. (July 4, 1987)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Chris Gierlich
  • Kids dive off the pier 40 feet above the water in Coney Island. (July 25, 1987)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Alan Hlavenka
  • Mae Pompano standing on the boardwalk in Coney Island. In the background is the house that she lived in for 40 years, which is under the Thunderbolt roller coaster.
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
  • Dick Zigun, artistic director of Coney Island's
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Jonathan Fine
  • Coney Island sideshow artists Fred Kahl (back left), Snake Woman Michelle Marcel aka Demonica, Tattoo artist Michael Wilson and escape artist Chris Moriarty. (June 20, 1994)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Dan Sheehan
  • View from high up on the tracks of the Thunderbolt roller coaster, once a major Coney Island attraction, here it's been taken over by trees and weeds. (June 10, 1987)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Chris Gierlich
  • View of a pier and the parachute drop at Coney Island. (June 11, 1987)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Mark Hinojosa
  • Passengers try out the new ride at Coney Island, the Doppel Loop, a roller coaster from Germany. (July 1, 1988)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Donna Dietrich
  • The Break Dance ride at Astroland. (June 25, 1989)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ John Keating
  • A new ride called
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Jeffrey A. Salter
  • Jonathan Joura and Chris Voytasko ride the Cyclone roller coaster for the third consective time. (May 23, 1987)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Chris Gierlich
  • Coney Island's Tattoo Man, Michael Wilson. (March 20, 1994)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Dan Sheehan
  • Henry Dutes gets buried in the Coney Island sand by his friend Diana Simon. (June 16, 1994)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Michael E. Ach
  • Coney Island snake woman Demonica, whose real name is Michelle Marcel. (March 20, 1994)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/ Dan Sheehan
  • Street scene across from the Zipper ride in Coney Island. (May 18, 1991)
    Photo Credit: Newsday/Donna Dietrich
  • The re-opening of the Cyclone on July 10, 1986, in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
    Photo Credit: NEWSDAY / ALAN RAIA
  • Beachgoers enjoy Coney Island on July 9, 2002.
    Photo Credit: NEWSDAY / BRUCE GILBERT
  • Runners pass Astroland Park on the Boardwalk in Coney Island on Sunday, March 28, 2004.
    Photo Credit: NEWSDAY / JULIA GAINES
  • People sit outside Nathan's on Surf Avenue in Coney Island on a warm Sunday on March 28, 2004.
    Photo Credit: NEWSDAY / JULIA GAINES
  • People walk by the old parachute jump towers near the boardwalk as they celebrate Memorial Day by the beach at Coney Island May 26, 2008. Coney Island is in the process of revamping its historic parkland as the city plans development in conjunction with major retail buildings.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Michael Nagle
  • Hot dogs are displayed on stage at the 2010 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at the original Nathan's Famous in Coney Island on July 4, 2010. Joey Chestnut won this year's International Federation of Competitive Eating event, eating 54 hot dogs, while his biggest rival Takeru Kobayashi didn't compete due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating. Subsequently, Kobayashi was arrested for attempting to hop a barricade and get on the stage after the event, charges are pending.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Michael Nagle
  • The Cyclone reopened on April 13, 2014.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Erik Knapp, also known as
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

Each summer, Coney Island fulfills its destiny as the playground for the city. Here are pictures of the fun-land off the coast of Brooklyn, from its beaches to its amusement park rides.

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