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Father and son raise money for autism by riding bicycles in long rides

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122278) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 Sep 18

Chris Potvin and his son James Potvin are raising money by taking a long bicycle ride from Ontario Canada to Coney Island in New York which started on August 18, 2018 and ended on September 1, 2018. The distance of the bicycle...

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Hot Dog Eating Contest

Tom Lucas @Luke35 (81) • United States 5 Jul 17

I have always seen highlights on ESPN of the annual July 4th hot dog competitive eating contest at Coney Island, but I watched it for the first time yesterday with my daughter. Wow! She was both amazed and sickened at the same...

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Roller Coaster Fun

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98106) • Daytona Beach, Florida 25 Sep 16

Way before I was born on June 16, 1884 the first roller coaster in America opened at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. As luck would have it this became my hometown. It was a wooden roller coaster that came along much later and...

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2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest - Joey Chestnut Goes for 3rd Straight Title

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 4 Jul 09

It's a glorious day in Brooklyn for the 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island. It's being shown live on ESPN starting at 12 Noon on the 4th of July. Defending champion Joey Chestnut had to go to overtime to defeat...

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Coney Island Ice Cream

janerodriguez27 @janerodriguez27 (56) • Philippines 26 Sep 07

We used to have Coney Island ice cream chains (selected places) here in the Philippines when i was small....I miss it....my sister & I's week isn't complete without dropping by for our favorite flavors....mine was pistachio flavor...

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Coney Island!

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 9 Nov 06

Is there still an amusement park there?

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