The Coney Island History Project congratulates Mathylde Frontus on her remarkable victory in the New York State Assembly race! We have worked with Mathylde on projects in the past, including a presentation about Coney Island’s African-American History, and on Coney Island Anti-Violence measures. For our Oral History Archive, we interviewed...

The Coney Island History Project congratulates History teacher Mark Treyger on his election as Coney Island’s new councilman. Councilman-elect Treyger begins his term sporting an impressive public service record. His campaign focused on education, the environment, tenants’ rights, and youth employment, all issues vitally important to Coney Island. But perhaps...