It's a Coney Island tradition to christen the first Cyclone ride of the season with one of New York's indigenous egg creams.

Soon, Coney Island was awash in kickbacks and rigged ... Zigun, who also acts as a spokesman for Astroland, the park that runs the Cyclone roller coaster, remains optimistic about the future ...

The Cyclone has been designated a Historical Landmark, and continues to operate today under the ownership of Astroland USA. With the coming of the Depression, Coney Island fell on hard times.