Gothamist: Some Coney Island Rides Won't See Another Summer

JillP

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:42:47 -0500

Maybe they can open a Shake Shack there! Yummers!

friendofconey

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:02:45 -0500

#4, what is coming down the pike will not be an improvement. Get ready for a homogenized, gentrified Coney, complete with Starbucks, obnoxious yuppies and ugly hi-rise housing and hotels that only the very rich can afford. That's not what the neighborhood should be about. They're not revitalizing or restoring Coney Island...they are destroying it. It's a sad NY right now. Everything unique is slowly being obliterated, and even Coney Island isn't safe.

thor-hater

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:53:45 -0500

#4 is Condos better? because that's what is down the pike, not amusements. Gothamist please don't quote Kinetic Carnival. While the blogger doing it is well inntenioned he is just grabbing quotes off of the coneyisland.com bulletin board and not crediting as such. THAT is where you should be grabbing your insider information from.

potty mouth

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:31:11 -0500

Aren't the Ruby's bathrooms already designated landmarks (like CB's)?

s

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:22:37 -0500

"Whatever is put in their place will undoubedly be better, nicer, and will probably give people a reason to come to CI year round." hmmm, like what? Applebee's? Target? Starbucks? Yeah, really great. If I want that I can go to New Jersey.

Bob A Booey

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:59:26 -0500

The rides they are kicking out are old run down carnival type rides. Some of the same rides can already be found in Astroland and/or the Wonder Wheel Park. Whatever is put in their place will undoubedly be better, nicer, and will probably give people a reason to come to CI year round. I'm going to miss Ruby's when its gone. But lets be honest, its a freakin dump.

s

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:25:53 -0500

New York is gone.

La Leone

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:34:36 -0500

Let's face it, these are pretty mediocre rides, maybe w/an exception of the go-carts. But my biggest fear is that this is the beginning of the end...I believe the Cyclone and Wonder Wheel have some sort of landmark status, correct? But is that the same as being a landmarked building? Will C.I. become an upscale waterfront shopping destination like Sag Harbor, with only The Cyclone and Wonder Wheel looming over a mini-mall? This is sad. I really hope they never fuck w/The Cyclone, The Wonder Wheel, or The Bump-bump-bump-your-ass off Bumper cars. Classic rides and all so much fun!

Arex

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:21:09 -0500

This is not a great way to start the day. We all have our vision of what Coney should be, but there's a fair number of us that like it just the way it is. I've had some good memories in those batting cages, and I'll miss seeing the Zipper as you come down over the wonder wheel.