Coney Island Mega Project Finally Shifts Into Gear
Coney Island's future
After Mayor Bloomberg announced the City would purchase $95.6 worth of Coney Island prime real estate from Joe Sitt, plans to develop Coney Island into something of a cross between it’s former glorious self and Las Vegas, are getting under way. And this time it’s under the Mayor’s direction. The Brooklyn Paper is reporting that the City is now aggressively courting developers other than Sitt, going as far as Las Vegas to make the pitch at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions exposition. According to the paper:
Mayor Bloomberg’s vision calls for a Coney Island amusement area reborn as a 24-7-365 destination featuring new hotels, restaurants, shopping, indoor attractions and, most important, a 12-acre open-air amusement park along the Boardwalk.
Amusement park ride owners wishing to bid for inclusion into the park must do so before Dec. 11th.
