Oral History Archive

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Sonia Solano

Reflections on raising a family and working in Coney Island in the 1990s and 2000s

Karen Wilcox

Memories of living in Luna Park Houses and going to Coney Island bathhouses in the 1960s

Samantha Robles (Cake)

Tattoo artist who grew up in Coney Island's West End

Alicia Angello

Teen memories of Coney Island's Polar Express and Breakdance in the 2000s

Ansen Tang

Director of United Chinese Association of Brooklyn in Bensonhurt, Dyker Heights, and Sheepshead Bay

Jerry Farley (The Jerry Farley)

Record producer and audio engineer who produces live shows at Coney Island Brewery

Fred Stern

Bus driver for 35 years on the B36 route and the shuttle bus inside Sea Gate

Eric Sanchez

Growing up in Coney Island and Gravesend in the 1990s and 2000s

Tymell Murphy

Professional basketball player and author of a book of poems and stories who grew up in Coney Island

Esther Delgado

Growing up in Gravesend and going to Coney Island in the 1940s and living there today

Irina Ginzburg (Upa)

Stand-up comedian and founder of the Coney Island Comedy Festival

Stefon Bristol

Film director and screenwriter who grew up in Coney Island in the 1990s

Stanley Shapiro

Memories of growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and going back four times a year

Ellina Graypel

Singer, musician and composer who lives in Sea Gate

Nasim Almuntaser

Brooklyn College history student grew up working in his family's bodega in Brighton Beach

Reverend Cliff Herring

The Roller Coaster Reverend shares stories of Cyclone weddings

Olga Martynchuk

Mother of professional boxing star Nikita Ababiy

Jen Kepler

Educator at New York Aquarium and passionate observer of Brooklyn wildlife