Jimmy McCullough, former owner of the B&B Carousell, poses with his wife and daughters in front of the historic ride before its sale to the City in 2005. Photo © Charles Denson. Last week, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the good news that Coney Island’s B&B Carousell was officially added to...

At the National Carousel Association‘s 2014 convention and technical conference in New York City, the Coney Island History Project was honored with their Brass Ring Award for Service. The award was presented “for outstanding efforts in Archiving, Recording and Preserving the History of the Pioneers and Contemporaries of the Amusement...