Visit Coney Island with NYC 2 Way Transportation

Coney Island Amusement Park

Coney Island is located on the peninsula reaching out into the Atlantic Ocean on the south west side of Brooklyn.  You can easily take your whole group there with NYC2Way limo.  Coney Island used to be an island but was connected to the mainland by way of a landfill.  It is home to 60,000 plus people and exciting resorts and amusement parks.  This is a must see tourist destination when you are taking in the New York experience.

In the 1840s, when the first buildings were being constructed, there was a lot of public pushback.  Many people wanted to preserve the area as a natural park.  After some debate between the amusement community and the city in the 1900s, they settled on where things could be located.  

Historic Amusement Parks

Between 1880 and the second World War, Coney Island was America’s largest amusement area.  In its heyday there were three competing parks: Luna Park, Steeplechase Park, and Dreamland.  The area has been reinvented many times, with new amusement parks and reincarnations of old parks.  There are three Coney Island rides that have been listed as National Historic Places and protected as New York City landmarks.  Even if you don’t want to ride the thrill rides, take a relaxing ride with NYC two way to see them all.  

The first is the Wonder Wheel.  This 1920 steel Ferris wheel is 150 feet tall and contains both rocking and stationary cars.  At night, you can see the spectacular light show from the neon tubes.  The second is The Cyclone roller coaster.  This is one of America’s oldest wooden roller coasters.  It was built in 1920's in Astroland.  Although it cannot compare to the loops of modern day steel coasters, it has an 85 foot, 60 degree drop.  The last is the Parachute Jump, part of the 1939 New York World’s Fair.   Riders were hoisted up a 190 feet before dropping them with wired parachutes.  The ride closed in 1968, was restored in 2004, but is still inactive.  

Nathans

This is a Coney Island staple.  Nathan Handwerker, a Polish immigrant, opened Nathan’s with his wife Ida in 1916.  It was located on the corner of Surf and Stillwell, and still is to this day.  Almost as famous as the restaurant itself is the hot dog eating contest it hosts each year.  Contestants have ten short minutes to eat as many hot dogs as they can.  

Revitalization

At it’s peak, Coney Island was America’s playground.  Although it is not the playground it once was, there has been a concerted effort to revitalize the area and restore it to the tourist attraction it once was.  Whenever you visit the city, you should add to the growing number of tourist who make this stop a priority.  So visit one of the park or all of the parks! And even if hot dogs are not your choice cuisine, make sure you ask your NYC 2 Way driver to stop by Nathan's Famous, just so you can say that you did! Be sure to take a look at Riding in style NYC 2 way limousine & car.