The 9th Annual Coney Island Film Festival takes place this weekend with screenings of 96 films including new features, documentaries, short subjects and more about what else?—Coney Island past, present and future. ATZ’s must-see list includes the world premiere of historian Charles Denson’s documentary “The Prince of Mermaid Avenue” (Oct 2) about Major Market’s Jimmy [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Q & A with Filmmaker Craig Butta: “Sea Legs” at the Coney Island Film Festival
Posted in film, Interviews, tagged Coney Island, Coney Island Film Festival, Craig Butta, Sea Legs on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coney Island 1969 by Edwin Torres: Fave Poem from Parachute Festival
Posted in Reading & Writing, tagged Alien Stingers, Coney Island, Coney Island Performance Festival, Edwin Torres, jellyfish, New York Aquarium, poem, poetry on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for something to read on this rainy, “as summer into autumn slips” kind of day, ATZ recommends this poem by Edwin Torres. The autobiographical “Coney Island 1969″ was written especially for Parachute: The Coney Island Performance Festival. Torres debuted the poem on September 12, the first night of Coney’s Island’s first annual [...]
Coney Island’s “Mr Cyclone” Gerry Menditto Elected to People’s Hall of Fame
Posted in Amusement ride, Events, tagged award, City Lore, Coney Island, Cyclone, Gerry Menditto, People's Hall of Fame, roller coaster on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congrats to Gerry Menditto, manager of the Coney Island Cyclone Roller Coaster! An email from our friends at City Lore informed us that Gerry has been elected to the People’s Hall of Fame. Gerald Menditto, for enabling New Yorkers to experience the thrills and chills of the world’s greatest roller coaster, the Coney Island Cyclone, [...]
Categories
-
Vote once a day thru May 21 for the B & B Carousell!
Coney Island's last wooden carousel is in the running for a Partners in Preservation grant
Follow us on twitter for breaking news, event listings & frivolities!
- RT @ConeyHistory: Coney Island's beloved Ruby's Bar will be open for the 1st time tomorrow after months of construction. Cheers! #Boardw ... 2 hours ago
- RT @devourNYC: Are you still considered a garbage picker if you are trying to reclaim a piece of art/history? cc: @AmusingZillion http:/ ... 2 hours ago
- RT @Lola_Star_: The crew at Ruby's Bar was working late into the night with sheer determination to open this weekend! Fingers crossed f ... 4 hours ago
- Up for Auction: cast-iron pony & wood cart from kiddie ride made by Pinto Bros Mfg. Amusement Devices, Coney Island, NY amusingthezillion.com/2012/05/18/rar… 4 hours ago
-
Coney Island 2012: What's New on the Boardwalk
Sky Coaster, Go Karts, Renderings of New Stores
-
I'm a professional writer and social media manager for hire. Visit my website for details. Amusing the Zillion is my personal blog. The content and ideas expressed here are uniquely my own. © Tricia Vita and Amusing the Zillion 2009-2012. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of material including photos and republication of RSS feed without express and written permission from this blog’s owner is strictly prohibited. Brief excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Tricia Vita and Amusing the Zillion with appropriate and specific links to the original content. -
ATZ's Top 10 Coney Island News Stories of 2011
-
Boardwalk Veterans Paul's Daughter, Ruby's & Lola Star Sign 8-Year Leases!!
Archives
Subscribe
AMUSING THE ZILLION updates via email or RSS feed Recent Posts
-
Flickr Photos
More Photos Popular Posts
-
Amusing the Zillion's Top 10 Coney Island News Stories of 2010
Tags
-
-
Spam Blocked
