Yesterday was the official last day of business for Astroland, and supporters of the 45-year-old Coney Island institution turned out in hopes of sparking an 11th-hour reprieve that would keep the park ...

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- About two dozen rides from Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park in New York are being auctioned off, some starting as low as $12,500. Nashville based amusement ride broker ...

It’s a sad day in New York City history: Astroland, the amusement park at Coney Island, is officially closed for business forever. But New Yorkers’ loss is your gain: now you have an opportunity to ...

Ever wanted to buy a giant swinging pirate ship? Some bumper cars for your Williamsburg loft, perhaps? A Tilt-A-Whirl? Well, you may get your chance. The former owner of the Astroland amusement park ...

A longtime staple of the shuttered Astroland Park in Coney Island, Dante’s Inferno, has resurfaced thanks to a 22-year-old preservationist who is selling off parts from the spooky funhouse as mementos ...

The rides are all up for sale, Thor Equities seems intractable and local elected officials appear to have thrown up their hands. So why was Astroland Amusement Park owner Carol Hill Albert still ...

An icon of New York's Coney Island, the Astroland amusement park, is closing its doors after nearly 50 years. Victoria Cavaliere reports that Astroland's owners and the residents of Coney Island say ...

CONEY ISLAND Indeed, her tone was bitter as she described plans to close the park Sunday night in lieu of any agreement with the city or with private developer Thor Equities, which have competing ...

A new amusement park with more than two dozen rides is set to take the place of Astroland this summer, and it’s borrowing the name of one of Coney Island oldest landmarks. Dreamland Park, named after ...

Once it was the largest amusement park in America, a playground for people crowded into the biggest city in the country. It began life as a cluster of seaside hotels, but by the turn of the 20th ...