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Martine Emile
Longtime Coney Island resident and cinematographer for a series of indie films shot here
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Aisuluu Sartbaeva
Journalist and PTA President of I.S. 303 moved to Coney Island from Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia
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Patricia Sener
Sea Gate resident and co-founder of CIBBOWS - Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers
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Craig Boyton Dudley
Great-grandson of adventurer Paul Boyton, who built Coney Island's Sea Lion Park in 1895
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Federico Ausbury and Maira Vergara
Husband-and-wife music duo Federico Ausbury and Maira Vergara of A Flying Dodo Society
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Georganna Deas
Coney Island resident Georganna Deas has spent forty years advocating for a better Coney Island
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Louise Milano
Louise Milano's mother, Carolina, operated Carolina Restaurant on Mermaid Avenue for 60 years
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David Head
David Head tells the story of African-American inventor Granville T. Woods and his electric roller coaster
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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
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Happy New Year 2016!
New Year's Day greetings and Coney Island memories recorded at Deno's Wonder Wheel
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Abiodun Bello
A Coney Island Polar Bear talks about the health benefits and natural high of winter swimming
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Basil Jones
Jamaican-born chef at Footprints Caribbean Cafe in Coney Island and originator of Rasta Pasta