Photos and credits clockwise from top right: Benny Harrison (Charles Denson), John Dorman (Philip’s Candy), Ralph Avella, Gloria Nicholson, and John Rea Sr. (Coney Island History Project). As we near the end of 2024, the Coney Island History Project pays tribute to two Brooklynites who recorded their stories for our...

As we near the end of 2023, the Coney Island History Project pays tribute to five Brooklynites that we lost this year who recorded their stories for our oral history archive: Eliot Wofse, Michael Onorato, Ralph Perfetto, Santos Torres, and Sofya Lobova. Their stories captivated, inspired and informed us and...

As we near the end of 2022, the Coney Island History Project pays tribute to four Brooklynites that we lost this year who recorded their stories for our oral history archive: Charles Berkman, Sheldon Krimsky, Joe Lazzaro, and Aldo Mancusi. Their stories captivated, inspired and informed us and they will...