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November 23, 2010
City May Relocate Ruby's Bar and Grill to Surf Avenue
Ruby's Bar and GrillIn the latest chapter of the sorry saga unfolding on what remains of Coney Island, the Post reports that the city is considering moving the so-called Coney 8 -- eight longtime boardwalk businesses that include Ruby's Bar and Grill -- one block away from the boardwalk, to S ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Actual Honest-to-God New Rides Coming to Coney in May, New Coasters in 2011
Photo by Neil deMauseIn what's becoming a bit of a Coney Island tradition, City Hall officials shlepped out to Brooklyn in a slushstorm today to make the long-rumored announcement that the Italian firm Zamperla has been tapped to open a new amusement park in Coney to replace the dearly depart ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2009
Interview: Dick Zigun, Mayor of Coney Island, on What's Good and Not So Good About the City's Coney Plans
Photo (c) Robert Schaffer. Dick Zigun is the artistic director of Coney Island USA. His Sideshows by the Seashore not only features the last "10 in One" sideshow, but showcases burlesque, houses a museum, and plays hosts to many events, including the Coney Island Film Festival, and is the headqua ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2009
Live! Coney Island Council Vote!
Photo (cc) MapDork. Against all odds, there's actually working (sort of) WiFi in the city council chamber, so I'm going to attempt to liveblog today's final vote on the city's Coney Island rezoning plan. The council's land use committee gave its preliminary blessing last week, so the last ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2009
Coney Island Update: Preservationists Protest, Sitt Professes Love for Astrotower
This week the Save Coney Island crew gave a City Hall press conference to protest the proposed shrinkage of Coney's 60 acres of amusement to 12. ("When properly programmed, 12 acres is a sufficient space," says the New York City Economic Development Corporation.) They brought the usual suspects, in ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2009
Coney's Giant Rat Stays In Out of the Rain
Joe Sitt's much-hyped Festival By The Sea, famed of story and subway ads, was supposed to have its grand opening this weekend, but it was called on account of rain. Or alleged rain: Total precipitation for Friday and Saturday was less than a tenth of an inch, so skeptics will be forgiven for wonderi ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2009
City Saving Astroland Rocket (in Space-Saving Vacuum Bag)
There hasn't been much good news coming out of Coney Island of late, unless you count the news that Nathan's is staying put even if its building doesn't. So this morning's announcement by the city of a major press conference on "Coney Island redevelopment" at noon, featuring everyone from deputy ma ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2008
Mermaids of the World, Unite! Tomorrow's the Time on Coney Island
There hasn't been much good news coming out of Coney Island of late, unless you count the news that Nathan's is staying put even if its building doesn't. So this morning's announcement by the city of a major press conference on "Coney Island redevelopment" at noon, featuring everyone from deputy ma ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2008
Locals Fear City Will Destroy Coney Island In Order To Save It
There hasn't been much good news coming out of Coney Island of late, unless you count the news that Nathan's is staying put even if its building doesn't. So this morning's announcement by the city of a major press conference on "Coney Island redevelopment" at noon, featuring everyone from deputy ma ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2007
Bloomberg's Coney Gambit Leaves Thor Up Sitt Creek
There hasn't been much good news coming out of Coney Island of late, unless you count the news that Nathan's is staying put even if its building doesn't. So this morning's announcement by the city of a major press conference on "Coney Island redevelopment" at noon, featuring everyone from deputy ma ... More >>
News
August 21, 2007
Labor Day Pains
Will this be the winter of Coney's discontent?
NYC Life
July 3, 2007
Ghost World
You'll need a memory like an elephant to remember Coney Island
NYC Life
April 3, 2007
Coney Island's Last Ride? The Bulldozer!
Behind the scenes, a scary game of chicken between the city and a developer who dreams of high-rise condos that won't amuse you
NYC Life
June 21, 2005
Scary Ride at Coney Island
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
Theater
December 15, 1998
Bridge Work
Brooklyn's New Alternative Theater
News
July 14, 1998
Circus Minimus
Jennifer Miller Wows 'Em in the Nabes

Blogs

City May Relocate Ruby's Bar and Grill to Surf Avenue

Blogs

Actual Honest-to-God New Rides Coming to Coney in May, New Coasters in 2011

Blogs

Interview: Dick Zigun, Mayor of Coney Island, on What's Good and Not So Good About the City's Coney Plans

Blogs

Live! Coney Island Council Vote!

Blogs

Coney Island Update: Preservationists Protest, Sitt Professes Love for Astrotower

Blogs

Coney's Giant Rat Stays In Out of the Rain

Blogs

City Saving Astroland Rocket (in Space-Saving Vacuum Bag)

Blogs

Mermaids of the World, Unite! Tomorrow's the Time on Coney Island

Blogs

Locals Fear City Will Destroy Coney Island In Order To Save It

Blogs

Bloomberg's Coney Gambit Leaves Thor Up Sitt Creek

News

Labor Day Pains

NYC Life

Ghost World

NYC Life

Coney Island's Last Ride? The Bulldozer!

NYC Life

Scary Ride at Coney Island

Theater

Bridge Work

News

Circus Minimus

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