A 50-year photographic survey of Coney Island cultivated and assembled by award-winning and world-renowned photographer and New York native Harvey Stein. Idyllic in its imagery, the 174 photographs frame the men, women, and children who take part in this fantasyland while simultaneously creating a portal for viewers to enter into the mood and feel of Coney Island.

• Two short but insightful essays about Coney Island and interviews of two important people of Coney Island

Coney Island is NYC’s most iconic amusement park attracting people from all walks of life. The book’s emphasis is on the people who populate this iconic place. Harvey Stein takes on the role of sociologist by documenting human patterns of public behavior at play.