Googling "Coney Island" returns dozens of hot dog restaurants, none of them belonging to Nathan's whose annual speed eating contest has arguably done more to connect the two.
In the 1860's a play-land-at-the-beach was envisioned by local developers to cool sweltering New Yorkers, and a rail line was constructed to take them there.
But first they had to get rid of all the rabbits, because the place has been hopping with them since long before Dutch sailors named it Conney Isle on maps dating back to 1690 -- so A is correct.
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