Deborah Elder Masters, a prolific sculptor and early environmental advocate for North Brooklyn, passed away on Dec. 6 ...

Stephen Niese, of Flatbush, wore nothing but his swim trunks when he swam his usual 100 yards along the iconic coastline, ...

The whole "New York City is a terrible place to raise babies" argument never seems to die, but as a mom of three ...

Nathan’s Famous, the Coney Island hot dog institution that grew from a single stand into a global brand, has been sold to ...

Rhode Islanders have long been able to choose Mr. Potato Head for their specialty license plates.

Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged ...

Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies ...

American Joey Chestnut is the reigning Nathan’s hot dog-eating champion after eating 70.5 hot dogs and buns last year.

Bye-bye, Banksy. A Brooklyn family is about half a million dollars richer after selling a mural of a little robot that the ...

It is known as the location for the iconic Nathan's July 4 hot dog eating contest but in recent years has taken a battering ...

CONEY ISLAND — Thousands ‘brrr-ought’ in the new year at the 123rd annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club Plunge on Thursday, Jan.1. The tradition challenges brave souls to take a dip into the frigid ...

In a disturbing turn of events, a mother-daughter duo from Brighton Beach has been indicted on charges related to labor and sex trafficking. The pair, identified as 59-year-old Taya Benayun and her ...