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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today will be the last ride for Coney Island's Astroland. That will leave park owner Carol Albert with two dozen rides and 16 trailers worth of items accumulated over 46 years to clear out by next ...

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 ...

Astroland, the Coney Island amusement park that seems constantly on the brink of extinction in recent years, appears to be shutting down Astro-fast and will close down for good this Thursday. Owner ...

Amusement ride buffs descended on Coney Island this weekend to take their last wild rides at legendary Astroland Amusement Park, which is expected to shutter today following a 45-year run. “I’m sorry ...

CONEY ISLAND — Brooklyn is mourning Jerome Albert, one of the founders of Astroland, the well-known amusement park that survived the decline of Coney Island but wasn’t able to survive its renaissance.

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 ...