Topic: Coney Island

Atlantic hurricane season closes with 19 named storms

From Arlene to Sean, the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season had 19 major storms. The season saw advances forecasters have made in providing local emergency managers with timely warnings.

NYC helicopter crash kills woman, injures others (VIDEO)

NYC helicopter crash into the East River killed one passenger and injured three others. Investigators are still trying to determine why the helicopter went down shortly after takeoff from a riverbank heliport.

Hurricane Irene update: Major transportation systems shut down

With gusting winds, heavy rains, and major storm surges, hurricane Irene moved north toward major population centers, shutting down public transportation systems.

In hurricane Irene bull's eye, coastal North Carolina braces

The track for hurricane Irene has the potential Category 3 storm crashing into the US near Beaufort, N.C., where officials are pleading with residents to evacuate.

New York poised to ban smoking in Central Park, Times Square

Smokers in New York will have fewer places to puff when Mayor Michael Bloomberg signs a new law banning smoking in the city's parks and on its beaches.

New York pianos exhibit: 60 pianos will be located all over the city

New York: Pianos, pianos everywhere! New exhibit places 60 pianos throughout New York City.

D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

This is the best one-volume history of the invasion of Normandy yet written.

New York's Coney Island in fight over renewal

When mermaids march to the sea.

A photographer's point of view.

Review: 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3'

Remake of 1974 thriller set in New York's subway bristles with high-tech gimcrackery as John Travolta and Denzel Washington play tense head games.

Hands of My Father

A poignant retelling of how it felt to grow up as ‘ears’ for deaf parents.

Brooklyn Bridge

In 1903, a teddy bear heir straddles the worlds of the privileged and the forgotten.

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A New York street photographer keeps on clicking

Vivian Cherry is nearly 90, but her career is blooming with the publication of her first book.

The American obsession with food

An English professor examines America's 'gut-centricity.'

America’s obsession with food

An English professor examines America’s ‘gut-centricity.’