What is Coney Island?
[[File:New Years penguin CI jeh.jpg|thumb|Visitors celebrate New Years Day on Coney Island beach]] '''Coney Island''' is a [[peninsula]] (formerly an [[island]]) in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It is famous for its [[beach]]es, [[amusement park|amusements]] like the Cyclone wooden [[roller coaster]], [[Parachute Jump (ride)|Parachute Jump]], and Wonder Wheel [[ferris wheel]], [[boardwalk]], and [[hot dog]]s. It became a [[seaside resort]] in the 19th century. It is unsure how Coney Island got its name. It may be because when the Dutch people arrived in [[New Netherland]], this island had many rabbits, so they named it 'Konijn Island', which became 'Coney Island', using the archaic term for rabbit in English. It also may have been named by an Irish pirate, for islands in [[Sligo]] bay! {{us-geo-stub}} [[Category:Islands of New York (state)]] [[Category:Brooklyn]] [[Category:Neighborhoods of New York City]]