The city has chosen Italian-based company Zamperla USA to become the new amusement park operator for Coney Island. Zamperla USA was named the new amusement park operator for Coney Island Tuesday. The company was among several others vying for the operating rights, including Ripley’s Believe or Not and Steel Pier. Contenders for the rights had [...]
The real estate firm Thor Equities closed today the Dreamland amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn due to missed rent payments. Sources tell NY1 that Dreamland, which began occupying the former site of Astroland this year, paid $30,000 in rent but owes another $600,000. The historical Cyclone roller coaster, which is run by the city, [...]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg can now boast of a big victory: The New York City Council has approved his plan to redevelop Coney Island. On Wednesday afternoon, the Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of transforming the Brooklyn beach front into a year-round entertainment complex. Coney Island would get a new amusement park, high-rise hotels, restaurants, retail [...]
The full City Council will vote today on the controversial Coney Island redevelopment proposal. The rezoning plan calls for a new amusement park, high-rise apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants. It’s part of the city’s plan to turn the area into a year-round entertainment complex. Some community groups have criticized the plan, saying it will sanitize [...]
Two City Council committees voted today to approve a controversial plan backed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to redevelop Coney Island. The zoning committee approved the plan five to one, with Councilman Tony Avella opposed to the project. He was the only one to vote on an amendment to the bill. The council’s land use committee [...]
Being able to live and work in Coney Island — that was the demand from a group of union workers, housing advocates and residents Wednesday as they rallied outside a public hearing in Downtown Brooklyn. Meanwhile, City Planning Commission members were busy getting pressured by amusement park advocates as the panel prepares to vote on [...]
