At the July 1 City Council hearing on the City’s rezoning plan, Coney Island’s Councilman Domenic Recchia took a moment to study Save Coney Island’s pitch. The brochure, which you can download here, urges people to contact their elected officials and ask them to fix the plan. Save Coney Island recommends expanding the area for [...]
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Upcoming City Council Vote on Coney Island: Of, By and For the People’s Playground?
Posted in Coney Island, tagged City Council, Coney Island, Redevelopment, rezoning, Save Coney Island, Thor Equities on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Save Coney Poster of the Day: Jane Jacobs Would Save Coney Island
Posted in Coney Island, tagged Christine Quinn, City Council, Coney Island, Jane Jacobs, Jane Jacobs Way, Ned Jacobs, Save Coney Island on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning a group of Save Coney Island activists disguised as Jane Jacobs took their message to the dedication ceremony for “Jane Jacobs Way” in Manhattan’s West Village. Wearing wigs and glasses and waving signs that said “Jane Jacobs Would Save Coney Island,” they caught the attention of city officials who had gathered at Hudson [...]
Video: A Friendly but Urgent PSA from Coney Island’s ‘Mayor’
Posted in Redevelopment, tagged City Council, Coney Island, Dick Zigun, rezoning, Save Coney Island on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the video, Dick Zigun, founder and artistic director of Coney Island USA and the permanently unelected “Mayor” of Coney, asks YOU to contact your City Councilmembers to deliver the message “Don’t Kill Coney! Fix the Plan!” “The City came up with an acceptable master plan, but at the same time, a private developer, Thor [...]
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