Filtering by 2000 - 2009

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

Antoinette Balzano
Granddaughter of Anthony "Totonno" Pero tells the story of how he founded Totonno's Pizzeria in 1924

Gene Ritter
Founder of Cultural Research Divers shares his knowledge of oceans, estuaries, and Coney Island Creek