I was sent to Coney Island on Sunday to cover the opening on the Cyclone roller coaster. I had a great time and even rode the coaster. When I got back to the newsroom to write the story, everything just fell into place. The story was featured on pg.18 of Monday's Daily News issue - complete with a large image making it a full page story!
The picture above is from a trip my brother and I took to Coney Island last month.
Here is the story:
Hundreds of New Yorkers flocked to Coney Island Sunday to witness the historic Cyclone roller coaster crank back to life for the season.
Brooklyn's Angie Pontani - wearing a sash emblazoned Ms. Cyclone - grabbed the coveted spot in the first car for the coaster's 2009 debut.
"The first ride is always amazing," said Pontani, a 30-year-old burlesque dancer who donned a cocktail dress for the occasion. If you haven't [ridden] the Cyclone, you haven't lived."
The storied Cyclone debuted in 1927. The wooden coaster reaches speeds of up to 60 mph and is known as much for its 86-foot vertical drop as it is for its rough-and-tumble ride.
"Just when you think you can't take it anymore, it stops," said Rich Spettell, 44, of Flatbush, Brooklyn, who looked shaken by the fierce twists and turns.
The first 100 fans rode free yesterday - but those who followed coughed up $8 a ride.
Even with the beloved Astroland amusement park shuttered amid controversy, the Cyclone's opening day drew big crowds to the beachfront.
Entire families waited to ride the coaster under warm spring skies, the line for Nathan's Famous hot dogs stretched out of the restaurant, and the Boardwalk was packed with people staring wistfully at the Atlantic.
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