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We wish all of our friends a happy and healthy holiday season! We're looking forward to seeing you in Coney Island!Thank...
12/24/2024

We wish all of our friends a happy and healthy holiday season!
We're looking forward to seeing you in Coney Island!
Thank you all for your continued support!!
Photo of 2024 Mermaid Parade by

Coney Island USA and The Coney Island Museum are saddened to mark the passing of our good friend, John Parascandola.John...
12/16/2024

Coney Island USA and The Coney Island Museum are saddened to mark the passing of our good friend, John Parascandola.

John Parascandola passed away at home on November 30 at the age of 83.
John grew up in Brooklyn, and he received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Brooklyn College and went on to complete his PhD at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he stayed on to teach for 12 years and raise a family. Subsequently, John moved to the DC area and served in the federal government as Chief of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine and as historian for the Public Health Service.
Following retirement, he kept busy researching and writing books, including S*x, Sin, and Science: A History of Syphilis in America and King of Poisons: A History of Arsenic. His most recent scholarly work was A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing. He was also co-editor with brother Louis Parascandola of A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion and the forthcoming Atlantic City Reader.
John also had many non-academic interests, including the New York Mets, the New York Liberty, old horror and mystery films, and, of course, anything related to Coney Island. He was a staunch supporter of Coney Island U.S.A. and visited Coney whenever he was in New York.
John is survived by sons Mark and Adam Parascandola, brother Louis J. Parascandola, daughters-in-law Christina Parascandola and Stephanie Prete, and sister-in-law Shondel Nero. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Randee Chafkin.

The Directors and Staff of Coney Island USA and the Coney Island Museum extend our deepest condolences to the Parascandola family. John was a beloved member of the CIM/CIUSA family, and he will be dearly missed.

You should be here with us at the Coney Island USA Holiday Market!!Fun for all!!!
12/08/2024

You should be here with us at the Coney Island USA Holiday Market!!
Fun for all!!!

We wish Jesse all the best for his return to the stage for a two night run at the  May you continue to go from strength ...
12/02/2024

We wish Jesse all the best for his return to the stage for a two night run at the
May you continue to go from strength to strength. We're sending you all the love!

Happy Thanksgiving!!Coney Island USA would like to thank all of our friends and supporters for their continued support! ...
11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Coney Island USA would like to thank all of our friends and supporters for their continued support!
Enjoy the day and the start of the holiday season!

See the stars of tomorrow, today!Well...actually see them this Sunday at the  Cavalcade of Youth showcase! Amazing kids ...
11/21/2024

See the stars of tomorrow, today!
Well...actually see them this Sunday at the Cavalcade of Youth showcase!
Amazing kids doing incredible circus acts!!!

 is well under way. We're looking forward to seeing the student's progress all week. Many thanks to the Head Mister,  an...
11/11/2024

is well under way. We're looking forward to seeing the student's progress all week. Many thanks to the Head Mister, and all of the instructors!

Join Baron Misuraca as he hosts the next installment of Cemetery Cinema with a screening of the Tod Browning classic, Th...
11/04/2024

Join Baron Misuraca as he hosts the next installment of Cemetery Cinema with a screening of the Tod Browning classic, The Unknown, on November 16!
Tickets available on our website: coneyisland.com

The power of shopping compells you! The Halloween Pop Up Market is this Sunday. Come and get some gifts for your favorit...
10/23/2024

The power of shopping compells you! The Halloween Pop Up Market is this Sunday. Come and get some gifts for your favorite ghosts!

The World Famous Coney Island Circus Sideshow take over Unlisted tomorrow night with two mind-blowing sets of unusual ac...
10/22/2024

The World Famous Coney Island Circus Sideshow take over Unlisted tomorrow night with two mind-blowing sets of unusual acts and incredible feats featuring
and the reigning Miss Coney Island,
Join the fun at .nyc 3 Freeman Alley, 11th Fl.
NYC
All Real. All Alive. Only at Unlisted!

From the warehouse to the Freak Bar. Thank you to  for outfitting our bar with brand new chairs!! These are absolutely p...
10/19/2024

From the warehouse to the Freak Bar. Thank you to for outfitting our bar with brand new chairs!! These are absolutely perfect!
Stop by, grab a drink and test em out! We're open all weekend.

We’re just nine days away from  and  official shadow cast production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Get your tix toda...
10/16/2024

We’re just nine days away from and official shadow cast production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Get your tix today cuz it’s on course to sell out, and be sure to come early for the market in the annex, where you can grab your prop bags for the movie 🍿🎥🧻 we’ll see you there!

Hot Fix Sideshow presents: GHOST HOLE is almost sold out! Join us at this sideshow murder mystery happening right in tim...
10/05/2024

Hot Fix Sideshow presents: GHOST HOLE is almost sold out! Join us at this sideshow murder mystery happening right in time for spooky season. Plus tattoo artists, tarot readers, and all kinds of spooky vendors. Info in the comments

Congratulations to our Museum's Curator, Lisa Mangels Schaefer for a wonderful piece on CBS New York!..now that you’ve s...
10/01/2024

Congratulations to our Museum's Curator, Lisa Mangels Schaefer for a wonderful piece on CBS New York!..now that you’ve seen it on TV, come visit the Coney Island Museum and see our carousel horses on display in real life!

The intricately carved and bejeweled gilded steed on the Brooklyn boardwalk bears a legend's autograph and an iconic president's face. CBS News New York's Ha...

Congratulations to Miss Coney Island 2025 Obsidian Absurd, and to all of last nights pageant contestants!
09/15/2024

Congratulations to Miss Coney Island 2025 Obsidian Absurd, and to all of last nights pageant contestants!

Miss Coney Island for 2025 is Obsidian Absurd!
09/15/2024

Miss Coney Island for 2025 is Obsidian Absurd!

Oops! Thanks to a typo on our ticketing platform, some ticket holders may have tickets that say Miss Coney Island starts...
09/14/2024

Oops! Thanks to a typo on our ticketing platform, some ticket holders may have tickets that say Miss Coney Island starts at 9pm tonight. THE MISS CONEY ISLAND PAGEANT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 8PM TONIGHT. We’ll see you there!

Oops! Thanks to a typo on our ticketing platform, some ticket holders may have tickets that say Miss Coney Island starts...
09/14/2024

Oops! Thanks to a typo on our ticketing platform, some ticket holders may have tickets that say Miss Coney Island starts at 9pm tonight. THE MISS CONEY ISLAND PAGEANT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 8PM TONIGHT. We'll see you there!

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