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Gone on Vacation

Posted in Photo of the Day on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Coney Island, NY: Welcome to Con-y Island! All Aboard!

Posted in Real Estate, Redevelopment, tagged con, Coney Island, MTA, sign, Stillwell Station on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The “E” in the CONEY ISLAND sign on Stillwell terminal has been burned out for months, ruining an iconic photo op for summer visitors. Unless of course the MTA’s official name of the place is now CON-Y ISLAND in honor of the con job of a rezoning plan that passed yesterday in the City Council? [...]

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Avella Calls Bloomberg’s Coney Island Rezone “A House of Cards”

Posted in Real Estate, Redevelopment, tagged City Council, Coney Island, Mayoral election, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, rezoning, Tony Avella on July 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We do very little to preserve the character and charm of our neighborhoods. Our city is made up of neighborhoods. Certainly Coney Island is unique not only to the city and the country but to the world. Everybody knows what Coney Island represents. The Mayor’s proposal will destroy that. You will never get that back. [...]

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