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    Mayor de Blasio Closes Beaches for Swimming

    Memorial Day Weekend  •  Citywide

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing beaches will be closed for swimming Memorial Day Weekend Image Credit: Mayor’s Office

    “No swimming, no parties, no sports, no gatherings.” On May 17, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City will not open its beaches for swimming on Memorial Day weekend or in the foreseeable future. The Mayor explained during a press conference that despite this decision, people will be permitted to walk the beach so as long as they do not congregate. This weekend and going forward, beach patrons can expect a NYPD and Parks Department presence to enforce these measures. Closed sections of the beach will also be marked with signs and red flags.

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    Tags : Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island, Council Member Mark Treyger, Far Rockaway, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Memorial Day Weekend, New Yorkers for Parks, NY4P, NYC Beaches, Parks Department
    Date:05/25/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    Construction Begins for Nearly 1,000-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Coney Island

    Affordable Housing  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Rendering of development. Image credit: HPD/Handel Architects LLP.

    The mixed-use development will include affordable units, deployable food barriers, and retail frontage. On November 1, 2018, New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that the start of construction of a block-sized development on Surf Avenue in Coney Island that will provide below-market-rate housing, retail, and office space to the community. The mixed-use development is projected to cost $253.9 million and will offer 446 affordable units, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, to formerly homeless and low-income locals. The complex will have two other structures that will add approximately 500 more units of affordable housing, totaling nearly 1,000 units. The development is being led by HPD along with the Housing Development Corporation, BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, affordable housing buildings, Coney Island, Handel Architects LLP, HPD
    Date:11/14/2018
    Category : Housing Preservation & Development
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    Coney Island Boardwalk Designated a Scenic Landmark

    Designation  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: LPC.

    Iconic 2.7-mile long boardwalk designated for its cultural and historical significance, as little if any original fabric remains. On May 15, 2018, Landmarks voted to designate Brooklyn’s Coney Island Boardwalk a scenic landmark. The Boardwalk was originally opened to the public in 1923, and was extended in subsequent years. Under Robert Moses leadership of the Parks Department in 1938, the Boardwalk was straightened, moved inland, and extended. The Boardwalk’s current length is 2.7 miles. A 100-foot-wide corridor of sand below and adjoining the Boardwalk is included in the designation. (read more…)

    Tags : Boardwalk, Coney Island, landmark, scenic landmark
    Date:05/25/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Scenic Landmark Designation of Coney Island Boardwalk Proceeds

    Designation Hearing  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: LPC.

    Many speakers asked Landmarks to seek more binding control to ensure the boardwalk’s wood planking is replaced in kind. The Landmarks Preservation Commission held a hearing on the potential scenic landmark designation of the Coney Island Boardwalk at its meeting on April 17, 2018. The designation would include the boardwalk and all structures on it, including furniture, concession pavilions, comfort stations, and lifeguard stations. A 100-foot-wide corridor of sand below and adjoining the boardwalk would be included in the designation. (read more…)

    Tags : Boardwalk, Coney Island, Coney Island Boardwalk, landmark, Mermaid Parade, scenic landmark
    Date:04/26/2018
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    City Council Resolution Supports Landmarking the Coney Island Boardwalk

    Resolution  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn
    New York City Council Member Mark Treyger standing on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: Council Member Treyger's Office

    New York City Council Member Mark Treyger standing on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: Council Member Treyger’s Office

    The City Council resolution has garnered unanimous support by the Council’s Members and other elected officials. On May 4, 2016, the City Council Land Use Committee will hear testimony on a resolution to urge the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the Riegelmann Boardwalk—most commonly known as the Coney Island Boardwalk—as a New York City Landmark. The resolution, sponsored by Brooklyn Council Member Mark Treyger, is a way to protect the Boardwalk from physical alterations, which threaten to alter its historical character and physical nature.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Coney Island, Council Member Chaim Deutsch, Council Member Mark Treyger, Land Use Committee, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Riegelmann Boardwalk
    Date:05/02/2016
    Category : City Council
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    Coney Island Amphitheater Approved by City Council

    Rezoning/Special Permit  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn
    Rendering of entrance to Seaside Park & Community Arts Center theater. Image courtesy of: GKV Architects.

    Rendering of entrance to Seaside Park & Community Arts Center theater. Image courtesy of: GKV Architects.

    Former Childs Restaurant to be transformed into outdoor amphitheater, park, and restaurant. On December 19, 2013, the City Council approved the Seaside Park and Community Arts Center project in a vote of 50-1 with modifications, and referred the proposal back to the City Planning Commission for final action.  The New York City Economic Development Corporation and iStar Financial subsidiary Coney Island Holdings LLC will execute a $58 million plan to build an outdoor amphitheater and park along the boardwalk near West 21st Street and restore and reopen the landmarked Childs Restaurant as an eatery and catering facility (See past CityLand  coverage here). (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, City Council, Coney Island, Seaside Park & Community Arts Center
    Date:01/14/2014
    Category : City Council
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