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Win Prizes Join Trivia Night
at Wahlburgers Coney Island
This fall, Wahlburgers Coney Island is looking for those who
have the “right stuff”…that is when it comes to trivia.
Beginning, Wednesday, October 19th at 6:30PM the restaurant
will kick-off Trivia Night on their spacious roof top with a
very special round dedicated to Wahlberg brothers trivia.
Think Mark Wahlberg movies, New Kids on the Block and more.
There will be plenty of universal Trivia questions for those
Trivia Night loyalists as well. Free to enter. Weekly prizes
are also up for grab
Every person who attends Trivia Night will receive a 10% off
card to be used on their next visit to Wahlburgers.
Prizes:
1st place: $30 gift card
2nd place: $20 gift card
3rd place: $10 gift card
Dates for Trivia Night – Oct 19th, Oct 26th, Nov 2nd, 9th,
16th and 30th.
A $100 gift card will be given to the team that acquires the
most wins during the 6-week period.
IHOP Coney Island to Open by
Thanksgiving Day
According to IHOP franchisee Bryan McKenzie the restaurant
will be opening it’s doors for pancakes by Thanksgiving. The
Coney Island Blog was initially told that the Surf ave. IHOP
was to be open last April, while other news sources reported a
June or July 2016 opening. However, Coney Island IHOP owner
Bryan McKenzie told the Coney Island Blog yesterday that they
plan on opening by the fourth week of November.
So why the delay? According to McKenzie post Superstorm Sandy
regulations dictated that a larger barrier wall had to be
built in the front of the restaurant to block another storm
surge.
IHOP is the most recent of the national chains to open on Surf
ave. The IHOP sign was hoisted up earlier this week. This
location will be on the north side of Surf Ave. between W.12th
and W. 8th st.
How about a taste of Coney Island in the East Village?
When visiting Manhattan eat at Feltman’s Kitchen located at 80
St. Mark’s Place NYC.
The hot dog Gothamist called “likely the best hot dog you’ll
ever eat in your life.”
New York Magazine says ” New York’s best new hot dog is also
it’s oldest.”
Coney Island hot dog fans from all over must try Feltman’s of
Coney Island hot dogs! 100% beef with no nitrates in a lamb
casing. Named after hot dog inventor Charles Feltman and his
famous Coney Island restaurant! It’s the original hot dog!
It's a wrap! Incredible photo
gallery of Woody Allen's new
Coney Island film.
Earlier in the week the Coney Island Blog reported on the
filming of Woody Allen’s new project on the Coney Island
boardwalk. Now that filming has concluded we want to share
with you some of the best pictures of the actors and director
at work.
Photos of Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Woody Allen and the star
of Ruby’s Mike Sarrel set in 1950’s Coney Island.
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Ruby's boardwalk makeover for
new Woody Allen film
After being delayed one week Woody Allen’s new film is just
about ready to roll at Coney Island, with a slightly altered
Ruby’s Bar and Grill in a cameo scene. Say hello to Ruby’s
Clam House! All food fresh daily! The film crew hoisted the
temporary throw back sign above Ruby’s this morning.
They even created a sign for the former Stauch’s Bathhouse
(will hang over Lola Star Boutique), we remember first hand
seeing it being demolished back in the winter of 92′. Stauch’s
was one of the bathhouses managed by Ruby Jacobs before he
opened Ruby’s Bar and Grill in 1975. Stauch’s Bathhouse also
had the iconic grafitti featured in the cult film classic “The
Warriors.”
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Traditionally Woody Allen keeps his films’ plot lines under
wraps until release time; however, one of the films stars
“spilled the beans” to the Coney Island Blog last week about
the films’ basic premise.
The film’s star Kate Winslet plays a character that is being
targeted by a character played by former Soprano’s star Tony
Sirico, aka Paulie Walnuts. Kate Winslet’s character falls in
love with a Coney Island lifeguard portrayed by Justin
Timberlake.
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Hey Teachers! Steeplechase
Beergarden loves you!
Welcome
back.
It’s
teacher
appreciation
Fridays
at
Steeplechase Beergarden! Starting at 3pm every Friday during
the school year teachers are rewarded with an “after school
special” which includes $5 on cocktails and 15% discount on
all food.
Pedagogists who spend the night can engage in Steeplechase
Beergarden’s Oktoberfest the next day. On Saturday September
24 starting at 4pm $35 will get you plenty of beer, bratwurst
and pretzels! Beer! Music! Beer! Food! More beer and games!
All for one price! Check out the website for more info.
Steeplechase Beergarden
1904 Surf ave. in front of MCU Park
http://www.steeplechasebeergarden.com
Nathan's street naming
take place Sept. 24
to
As first reported by the Coney Island Blog, the south west
corner of Stillwell and Surf ave. will be co-named after the
original owners of Nathan’s Famous. The sign will read Nathan
and Ida Handwerker Way, after the husband and wife team that
made Nathan’s Famous really famous.
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, Street Co-naming Ceremony for
Nathan and Ida Handwerker Way, located Surf and Stillwell
Avenues, 11am.
Summer isn’t over yet. Here are some of the other events
taking place at Coney Island on that day.
Saturday, September 24, 2016, Soapbox Derby Race, sponsored by
Coney Island Generation Gap, located at Kaiser Park at West
29th Street and Neptune Avenue, 12 noon.
Saturday, September 24, 2016, Great Irish Fair of New York,
Ford Amphitheater located at 3052 Wet 21st Street, for tickets
call 800-745-3000. 12 noon.
Saturday, September 24, 2016, Tattoo & Hotrod Festival,
sponsored by Coney Island USA located at 1208 Surf Avenue,
more information call 718-372-5159.
Feltman's packaged hot dogs
to be sold at Mermaid ave.
store
Mermaid Prime Meats at 1621 Mermaid Ave. will be selling a
limited amount of packaged Feltman’s of Coney Island hot dogs
tomorrow. The small business located at 1621 Mermaid ave. will
be the first store to carry the Feltman’s brand. The hot dogs
come 6 in a one pound package. The packaged product had been
retailing directly from Feltman’s of Coney Island at $12 per
package. Tomorrow at 9am, as part of a promotional campaign
Mermaid Prime Meats will be selling Feltman’s packaged hot
dogs for $4.99 per item. Feltman’s hot dogs will be limited to
one 6 pack per customer.
Last week Feltman’s Kitchen
the East Village. Within a
talk of the town. Gothamist
dog with writer Scott Lynch
best hot dog you’ll ever eat
opened at 80 St. Mark’s Place in
few short days it has become the
crowned Feltman’s NYC’s best hot
declaring ” it’s likely to be the
in your life.”
The Feltman’s of Coney Island brand hot dog is 100% beef with
no nitrates or artificial ingredients. It also has the same
Frankfurt red hot spices used by hot dog inventor Charles
Feltman at his famous Coney Island restaurant.
So get em before they sell out tomorrow at Mermaid Prime Meats
or visit Feltman’s Kitchen located at 80 St. Mark’s Pl. NYC.
Restaurant Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 6pm-11pm.
Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 1pm-11pm
Ford
Amphitheater
Boxing
Pulls Monster Ratings for NBC
(Video)
The sport of boxing is not new to Coney Island, in fact some
of the earliest filmed fights had taken place here in the late
19th century. Read about Coney Island’s boxing history
here. MCU has hosted boxing in the past; however, last
Sunday’s welterweight fight between Errol Spence and Leonard
Bundu at the Ford Amphitheater drew a mindblowing 4.6
overnight rating or 6 million viewers for NBC.
Bundu was no Italian Stallion, as Spence knocked him out in
the 6th round.
The Texas born Spence, a member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
(21-0 with 18 knock outs) has now earned a shot at the title.
According to fightnews.com Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. now
has a mandatory shot at the title against IBF welterweight
champ Kell Brook. ” I want him next. I’ve paid my dues said
Spence.
Check out a video clip highlights of the Spence/ Bundu fight
at Ford Amphitheater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-x_B5jKvSY
1st Annual Busker Fest Takes
over Coney Island Saturday
This Saturday August 20th the 1st Annual Coney Island Busker
Fest will be taking place on Stillwell and Surf ave. The event
will be starting at 12:30pm with a marching band performing at
Coney Art Walls.
According to the Alliance for Coney Island the Coney Island
Busker Fest is “an extension of the Department of
Transportation’s Weekend Walks Program, with support from the
New York City Council and local Councilman Mark Treyger, the
event is anticipated to become a signature event for the
‘People’s Playground’.
The first festival of its kind in New York City, Coney Island
Busker Fest, will take place on Surf and Stillwell Avenue from
12:30pm-7pm.
The festival features a wide variety of entertainment,
including traditional street performers, also known as
“buskers”, performing circus, comedy, juggling, acrobatics,
magic, music and even a performer who catches a cabbage
launched from a catapult…. on his head!
The festival features
business, guaranteed to
include: Bob At Large,
Fredini, Kilted Colin,
Derek, Cirquetacular and
some of the best buskers in the
amaze and amuse! Featured buskers
Miss Saturn, Mike Wood, The Great
B-Extreme, Magic Brian, Adorkable
The Yo Yo Guy! And live music with:
The Hungry March Band, Marching Cobras, Milo Z, Baby Soda,
Sunnyside Social Club, and The Drumadics.
Busker Fest goers of age can also swing by the Coney Island
Art Walls at Greenwood Beach on Stillwell Avenue to enjoy a
cold, refreshing beer from Coney Island Brewery. The brewery,
located just blocks away within MCU Park at 1904 Surf Avenue,
brews a variety of craft beers inspired by Coney Island
itself, including its Mermaid Pilsner, Cotton Candy Kolsch,
and Home Plate Pale Ale.”
Steeplechase Beergarden located at 1904 Surf Avenue will also
be open with their large outdoor space serving food and drinks
For a complete line up and full event schedule, please visit
ConeyIslandBuskerFest.com.
Although the festival is FREE to the public, Cash is King for
the Buskers who survive mostly on tips, so be sure to bring
your wallet and show the performers some love!
Dirty Pearls take the party
to Steeplechase Beergarden
Local hard rock act the Dirty Pearls opened for Boston at the
Ford Amphitheater on Wednesday night. Skid Row guitarist Dave
“The Snake” Sabo was there to check out the Pearls and their
lead singer Tommy London, who charmed the pants off of the
crowd and even heckled some audience members for showing up
late. The boys from the band brought the official afterparty
to Steeplechase Beergarden for a meet and greet event. Band
leader Brian Newman who joined the Dirty Pearls on stage was
at Steeplechase Beergarden along with his wife burlesque star
and former Miss Cyclone Angie Pontani.
The Pearls got to chum it up with members of local favorite
band Radio Daze (who just happen to be playing at Steeplechase
Beergarden 9:30pm tonight).
The Dirty Pearls will sure be returning to Coney Island.
Maybe we can convince them to play Steeplechase Beergarden?
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