March 31, 2009

Public Speaks Out on Coney Island at Borough Hall Hearing

150 people or so showed up last night for the public hearing about the proposed rezoning of Coney Island at Borough Hall. The Brooklyn Ink captured several members of the public on video, including Circus Sideshow founder Dick Zigun, who had this message for Thor Equities, the major private landholder in the area currently locked in a battle with the Bloomberg administration over the future of the area:

I believe in capitalism...You folks are entitled to make a profit but you should make your profit and go home and leave Coney Island and let the city in its wisdom do the right thing and create a mitzvah in Brooklyn.

In other Coney news, Thor has started to build something at one of its Stillwell Avenue sites near the boarwalk.
Coney Island Awakens from Winter Slumber [The Brooklyn Ink]
City Planning Interim Amusements for Coney Island [Brownstoner]
Recchia, CB13 in Thor's Pocket? [Brownstoner]

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Categories: Coney Island Area, Zoning

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