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Last Chance to See Coney Island’s 15th Street Sand Dunes

Posted in Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged beach, Coney Island, Hurricane Sandy, sand, sand dunes, Superstorm Sandy, US Army Corps of Engineers, West 15th Street on February 1, 2013| 1 Comment »

Sand Dune with Parachute Jump, W 15th Street, Coney Island. January 30, 2013. Photo © Tricia Vita via flickr

On Wednesday afternoon in Coney Island, the Parachute Jump was barely visible through the fog and there wasn’t a soul on West 15th Street. There were only the footprints on the temporary sand dunes, which will not be staying around as a tourist attraction. The sand, which was blown off the beach by Superstorm Sandy, is being cleaned by the Extec screener in the photo below and returned to the beach. As ATZ reported in November, the Army Corps of Engineers established a “temporary storage site,” or TSS, at West 15th Street after moving an estimated 32,000 cubic yards of sand, the equivalent of roughly 12 Olympic-size swimming pools, out of Coney Island neighborhoods to nearby Jacob Riis Park.

Temporary Sand Dunes at W 15th Street, Coney Island. January 30, 2013. Photo © Tricia Vita via flickr

Evicted Coney Island Cat & Cohorts Get One Month Reprieve

Posted in News, Photo of the Day, Photography, Real Estate, tagged cat, Coney Island Arcade, eviction, Manny Cohen, Target the Cat, tourist on January 16, 2013| 4 Comments »

Japanese Tourists Line Up to Photograph Target the Coney Island Cat. Photo © Coney Island Arcade

Nathan’s Famous is still closed post-Sandy and Coney Island’s rides don’t open till Palm Sunday but this group of Japanese tourists was undaunted. They lined up in front of the Balloon Dart on the Bowery to photograph Target the world-famous Coney Island Cat. On Tuesday, the cat’s human, Manny Cohen of Coney Island Arcade, along with neighboring game and food operators, appeared in court to respond to eviction notices from their landlord. The good news is everybody including Target is getting a one-month reprieve. The judge postponed the case till February. Let’s hope the reprieve stretches into the season.

Merry Christmas from Amusing the Zillion

Posted in Amusement ride, Photo of the Day, Photography, tagged Christmas, Coney Island, neon, Wonder Wheel on December 25, 2012| 2 Comments »

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Coney Island! The rides reopen on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013 — less than three months away. Neon arrows point the way to Deno’s Wonder Wheel, which will be free on opening day.