How to get to Coney Island C oney Island is located in the southernmost reaches of Brooklyn on the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 11 miles from lower Manhattan. It is easily accessible by mass transport or automobile. By car Take the Belt Parkway to exit 6. Head south on Cropsey Avenue to West 17th Street. Steeplechase Park and the Parachute Jump will be in front of you on Surf Avenue.
Parking is available along most streets.
There are commercial parking lots on West 17th Street and West 12th Street between Mermaid and Surf, West 15th Street between the Boardwalk and Surf and on Neptune Avenue between West 12th and Stillwell Avenue. W e love Coney in the Summer. Fill in your own unscheduled events. Go crabbing off the Fishing Pier or come out to Coney to munch a freshly made candy apple while you stroll on the boardwalk. Every Sunday afternoon in winter, the members of three cold water bathing clubs frolick in the surf.