Filtering by 2000 - 2009

Gabriel Alegría
Jazz musician and bandleader of the Afro-Peruvian Sextet has lived in Coney Island for the past decade

Eric Safyan
Architect who grew up in Coney Island in the 1980s and designed the renovated Ruby's Bar & Grill

Michael Goldstein (Looch)
Memories of growing up on Mermaid Avenue and working games in Coney Island from age twelve

Father Eugene Pappas
On growing up in Coney Island in the 1940s and the history of Greek-American businesses in the area

Mathylde Frontus
On growing up in Coney Island and founding the nonprofit Urban Neighborhood Services

Jeffrey Eisenmesser
Former teacher at Mark Twain Junior High School recalls his Coney Island memories

Charles Berkman
Memories of growing up in Coney Island during the Great Depression and 55 years practicing law

Dionne Brown (D.L. Jordan)
Lifelong Coney Island resident and author of Living Life Like It's Golden

Johanna Gargiulo Sherman
Artist and Coney Island resident recalls growing up on Mermaid Avenue above Carolina Restaurant

Julio Sauce
Ecuadorian-born Gravesend resident is among NYC's fastest long-distance runners in his age category