Over the weekend, Coney Island photographer Bruce Handy spotted these protest signs on a building facing the Boardwalk on the east side of Ocean Parkway in Brighton Beach. “The sign is located on the wooden boardwalk just east of the concrete ‘boardwalk.’ It will probably be the next section converted to concrete,” he said. Last [...]
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The Coney Island-Brighton Beach Concretewalk Blues
Posted in Coney Island, Redevelopment, tagged Boardwalk, Brighton Beach, Bruce Handy, Concretewalk, Coney-Brighton Boardwalk Alliance, paved paradise, Public Design Commission on March 22, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Photo Album: Under Construction in Coney Island 2012
Posted in Photography, Redevelopment, tagged B & B Carousell, Boardwalk, Bruce Handy, Coney Island 2012, construction photos, Nathan's Famous, Steeplechase Plaza, Surf Avenue on March 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
These photos taken on Saturday by photographer Bruce Handy show the first signs of new construction as Coney Island begins to awaken from winter hibernation. Coney’s 62 amusement rides and diverse attractions are ready to open with the usual fanfare on Palm Sunday, which is April 1st. The renovation of the Boardwalk stores is still [...]
The 10 People Who Will Decide the Fate of Coney Island Boardwalk
Posted in Redevelopment, tagged Boardwalk, Coney Island, Coney-Brighton Boardwalk Alliance, Friends of the Boardwalk, New York City Parks, Parks Department, Public Design Commission, sustainable wood on March 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On Monday, March 12th, the twice-postponed hearing before the City’s Public Design Commission to decide the fate of the Coney Island Boardwalk will finally take place. The Parks Department will lay out their plans for a Plasticwalk with a 12-foot-Concrete Roadway down the middle in Brighton Beach, claiming it will be more durable and less [...]
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Sky Coaster, Go Karts, Renderings of New Stores
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