SAVE CONEY ISLAND

[Senator Jack]

Placing this in the Ob Bar so everyone sees it. Please sign petition to save Coney Island

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/167257276

Thanks and kind regards,

Senator Jack

 

[Feraud]

A quote from the website.

Coney Island has been a substantial part of New York City culture and history since the 1860’s. Now that legacy is being threatened by the real estate company Thor Equities, LLC. The bullying, double-speaking and intimidating of Thor Equities is not unlike the stories of Coney Island from the turn of the last century. This time the amusement park itself is being threatened.

Although this NYC Planning Director Amanda Burden has not granted the Amusement District rezoning for the luxury condos Thor Equities has in mind, the company has already started the process of evicting the hardworking companies, that made Coney Island what it is, off the boardwalk, as well as starting demolition in the district.

In accordance with their deception and their crooked actions, they are also trying to use the amusement park as a bargaining tool against the city. If they are not granted the rezoning for the residential status, they are threatening to close the amusement park.

These behaviors are appalling, and should not be tolerated. Thor Equities should be used as an example against corporation dictatorship in the planning of the future of New York City. The Planning Director of NYC has taken a strong stand against the rezoning of this area, and we, the undersigned, are supporting her decision to stand by the legacy of Coney Island. SAVE CONEY!!


for more information, or to see what other steps can be made, please go to SAVE CONEY ISLAND or email at saveconey@gmail.com

I signed the petition.

Just an fyi, Astroland is opening this Sunday for it's final summer before it is torn down.

 

[VivianRegan]

I'm speechless.

But I'll say something anyway. I vowed never to go back since the destruction of the Thunderbolt. I haven't seen that baseball thing they built.

Me 'n' developers don't mix :rage:

 

[Feraud]

The Cyclone's stadium is a nice addition to the area.
This development deal they have hatched will mean the end of Coney Island as we know it.

 

[VivianRegan]

But I assume, and hope, that probably the only untouched attractions will be the Cyclone and maybe the Wonder Wheel (they can move that around, I'm sure).

That doesn't make it any easier to take. Where will the mermaids go? Right up to the offices of these yaks, I hope! The freakshow peeps, too...

My Coney Island experience was actually very sad. It was the 4th of July, 2001, and there were mounted police to keep people in line. I saw a man relieve himself further down by the old location of the Parachute Jump, and people finishing their McDonald's, then dropping the litter on the boardwalk!

In general, it's a weird place that should remain. There are plenty of other places to build luxury whatever.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Placing this in the Ob Bar so everyone sees it. Please sign petition to save Coney Island

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/167257276

Thanks and kind regards,

Senator Jack

Done...so that next time I get out there...I might still be able to go see it...

Damn men wanting to shop for yet more suits....stopped us last year...lol

 

[Feraud]

Damn men wanting to shop for yet more suits....stopped us last year...lol

Typical men..:eusa_doh:

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

Signed.

A friend of mine in Long Island has always wanted to visit Coney Island. Here's hoping she will in the future.

 

[ITG]

Oh wow! My dad even has a big Star Wars arcade game in his house that used to be at Coney Island.

 

[Feraud]

Oh wow! My dad even has a big Star Wars arcade game in his house that used to be at Coney Island.

So that is where it went.

 

[Lincsong]

I didn't even know the place still exists.

 

[Dalexs]

My brother just sent me this link from the weekend:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070401/lf_nm/coney_dc

But iconic Coney Island sites will remain. In addition to the roller coaster, the Wonder Wheel Ferris wheel and the Steeplechase parachute jump that, while no longer operational towers over the playground, are all protected from the wrecking ball by their U.S. national landmark status.

While the park is going to undergo a major thrashing, at least some of the more memorable icons will survive.

I think I may have to make a special trip down soon.
So much for childhood memories!

 

[Senator Jack]

From Yahoo:

The Meatpacking district around West 14th Street has also been cleaned up of prostitutes, transvestites and gay leather bars.

Umm...is there something slightly biased about that sentence?

 

[Feraud]

Oh boy. I knew this was coming..

Developer Thor Equities plans a $2 billion amusement, retail and residential project along the boardwalk. The plan, which some reports have characterized as "Vegas-style," includes more than 20 new rides.

Besides amusements, it envisions entertainment, what it calls a "family hotel" and indoor water park, retail spaces and residential condos and hotel timeshares.

Is is better to have a dilapidated, less populated Coney Island or give it the dreaded Vegas/Times Square treatment? There are pros and cons to both sides I guess..

 

[Dalexs]

Umm...is there something slightly biased about that sentence?

lol Thats what I get for skimming articles...

What will probably happen is that after all is said and done, it'll basically be an Atlantic City knockoff while trying to
pass itself off as a piece of history.

I for one plan on heading down this summer for one last romp with the ol' girl.
Let mew know if anyone is interested.

 

[Jovan]

Just signed.

 

[Feraud]

I for one plan on heading down this summer for one last romp with the ol' girl.
Let mew know if anyone is interested.

I am interested.

Let me know when you are in town and we can meet.

 

[Dalexs]

You local guys have it so good... just ahop on the train... dodge some bullets and knives, and you're there!

I'm talking with my brothers about this and we'll probably do something later this summer.
I'll be in touch.

Now, if I get get down to NY for work... I'm sure I can work in a side trip...

 

[Senator Jack]

Every year I say I'm going to drive my car in the Mermaid Parade and I never do it. But I do go down to Coney Island at least once every season to do two things: ride the Cyclone and get a soft pistachio cone (the only place I've ever found it). I used to ride the old carousel too, but, sadly, that closed down two seasons ago. I'm up for any trip down there, but I may be taking my nephew as soon as next week.

Regards,

Senator Jack: A Quinn Martin Production

 

[Phil]

I could have sworn that Coney Island was a national landmark.[huh]

I signed.