Coney Island is bracing for massive crowds this Fourth of July as boardwalk businesses, hot dog lovers and fans of fireworks prepare for one of the busiest days of the summer. Businesses along the ...

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is coming back to Coney Island next month to compete in the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest. “This event means the world to me,” Chestnut wrote on social media ...

CONEY ISLAND, New York (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and defending champion in the women’s ...

Coney Island’s second annual Independence Day firework celebration went off with a bang this year! After an action packed Fourth of July, massive crowds gathered in viewing locations at Steeplechase ...

Joey Chestnut's return to Coney Island on the Fourth of July may come with somewhat of a wrinkle. Chestnut was ineligible to compete in last year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest following a dispute ...

Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I think people want ...