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Coney Island

American  
[koh-nee] / ˈkoʊ ni /

noun

  1. an area in S Brooklyn in New York City: amusement park and beach.

Coney Island British  
/ ˈkəʊnɪ /

noun

  1. an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park

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Coney Island Cultural  

  1. Section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Famed as a beach resort and amusement center.

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In January, Mamdani memorably dove into the frigid waters off Coney Island to publicize his freeze on rents.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will pass Staten Island and some beaches, including Coney Island in Brooklyn, before connecting to an existing pipeline network near Rockaway Beach in Queens.

From Barron's

It is thought that Coney Beach Amusement Park was built to entertain American troops returning from the war and took its name from New York's pleasure park on Coney Island.

From BBC

In the small world these characters inhabit, Mancuso was close to the brothers’ dysfunctional family back in Coney Island.

From Los Angeles Times

Scattered throughout the pages are evidence of his beginnings in Coney Island, where he seemed to excel in mathematics, the piano and the accordion.

From BBC

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