Oral History Archive

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Gabriel Valencia

Twenty years as part of the family at Gregory & Paul's and Paul's Daughter on the Coney Island Boardwalk

Marina Rubin

Ukrainian emigre writer and author of Stealing Cherries, a collection of flash fiction

Misha Mokretsov

Founder and head coach at New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island

Happy New Year 2016!

New Year's Day greetings and Coney Island memories recorded at Deno's Wonder Wheel

Abiodun Bello

A Coney Island Polar Bear talks about the health benefits and natural high of winter swimming

Basil Jones

Jamaican-born chef at Footprints Caribbean Cafe in Coney Island and originator of Rasta Pasta

Theresa Giovinni

Coney Island resident who moved here as a high school student talks about her neighborhood

Terry Zheng

5D Cinema entrepreneur on Coney Island's Bowery

Boris Kotlyar

Mermaid Spa founder talks about bringing the Russian banya tradition to Coney Island

Mr. Luong

Coney Island homeowner recalls fleeing Vietnam with his family in 1981 and settling in New York City

Max and Stef

Getting engaged on the Wonder Wheel, the most romantic ride in the world

Carmen Arcendiga

Memories of family picnics under the Boardwalk and making new memories at Spook-A-Rama

Ho Cheung Li

Mermaid Avenue pharmacist dispenses news and advice to new immigrants

Levent Demirgil

Turkish store owner returns to Coney Island as restaurateur three years after Hurricane Sandy

Galina Mogurova

Surviving Hurricane Sandy in Coney Island's West End

Cornel Chan

"The Elvis of the East" and founder of Brooklyn Chinese-American Assn. Chorus

Tatyana Panteleyeva

From Tbilisi, Georgia to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Junaid Anwar

Pakistani immigrant and Lincoln High School graduate recounts living on West 15th St