The Parachute Jump, Coney Island

...is a NY Landmark. It was formerly an amusement park ride and although it is kept structurally sound, it's not been run for decades. For more info, check out

www.history.amusement-parks.com/users/ adamsandy/parachute.htm

It is in Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY, right on the boardwalk. :-) Next to Keyspan Stadium, home of the Met's farm team, the Cyclones, for you baseball fans. I took the shot at sunset from inside the stadium.

When it was in working order, there were two-seat benches attached by two cables that ringed the ride. You would be drawn up to the top and dropped into freefall -- and a parachute would come out of the bench to slow the descent. I never got to ride on it before it was closed BUT it is currently being renovated, so who knows? :)

http://www.brooklyncyclones.net/jump.shtml

Here's an article on it.... and it's already back up.