Greasy Independence on Coney Island
By Peter Dean Rickards • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: FeaturesJuly 4, Coney Island, New York.
It’s a muggy 90 degrees near Rockaway beach when I finally made it to the front of Nathan’s Famous on Surf Avenue. I had just missed the annual hot dog eating contest ( defending champion Joey Chestnut won in overtime) and there was a huge wad purple chewing gum stuck […]
