"I remember Woodstock in 1969, when a half a million, half naked people gathered peacefully in a small space to have a good time. The media made a big deal out of it, but I wasn’t impressed. After all, that happened every weekend in Coney Island." - Charles Denson
Under Coney Island Boardwalk: Sharks, Shadows, Shafts of Light
“Always wondered what life is really like under the Coney Island Boardwalk, but never wanted to risk a dirty syringe in the foot to find out? Photographer Nathan Kensinger (friend of Gothamist) recently tied up his combat boots and went exploring down there for the benefit of all.”
As a child my friends and I knew to stay away and assumed hundreds of ‘crazy’ people lived down there.