There’s bound to be lots on this in the papers in the morning, but Curbed is reporting that the midday press conference on the future of Coney Island just concluded. The basic message: Michael Bloomberg, not Joe Sitt, wears the pants in South Brooklyn. Frustrated at how Sitt’s Thor Equities has pursued its plans to redevelop the area, the mayor’s office has decided it will designate the area between the Cyclone and Keyspan Park as park land and take it from Thor (by eminent domain, if necessary) to hand over to an amusement park operator. Grabby, grabby! In return, Thor will be allowed to build a mixed-used development on the existing Keyspan Park parking lot. Waddya think of them apples?
Coney Details: Amusements in Middle, Tall on Edges [Curbed]
Coney Island Bombshell: City Planning Takeover [Curbed]