Coney Island.
Another find by Gene Ritter. This baby was keeping time well over a century ago. What else did it keep? Tell us its secrets.
Hudson River, The Rockaways, Coney Island.
Despite the pollutants that surround our city, fish like shad and striped bass are increasing in number. Underwater New York is committed to building relationships with organizations that have a vested interest in the health of our waterways. This is why.
Coney Island.
We don’t really know the story behind these, so make one up and send it to us.
Coney Island.
The car was discovered belly-up in 1978, a few feet from the end of the old Steeplechase Pier.
Coney Island.
Steeplechase Park, like Dreamland before it, was one of the great amusement parks of Coney Island. The feature attraction was the Steeplechase Ride, a horse race that circled the Pavilion of Fun. A series of accidents, rivaling factions within the Tilyou family, who owned the park, and a rise in crime led to the park’s closure in 1964. As far as we know, this submerged pier is all that remains of the park.
Coney Island.
Before subways connected Coney Island to Manhattan, ferries were one of the most popular ways to get there. The bell is believed to have sat at the end of the pier, announcing the ferries as they arrived and departed. Another find by Gene Ritter, of the amazing Cultural Research Divers.
Coney Island.
Dreamland was one of the earliest and grandest amusement parks in the world before it burned down on May 27, 1911. The Dreamland Pier, at W. 5th St. and Surf Avenue, was an elaborate creation that served as an extension of the decadent park. When the 1911 fire broke out, the pier collapsed and sunk into the water without a trace. In 1988, Bensonhurst resident and professional diver Gene Ritter discovered the pier in a single solo dive.