Gothamist: Coney Island Developer Wants Residential Zoning

Thor-hater

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:18:57 -0500

Jen his name is DICK Zigun. He is a New York legend who you guys never seem to talk about or cover any of his organization Coney Island USA's programming. Do your homework hipster girl.

Spatch

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:01:28 -0500

A new roller coaster would dart in and out of new buildings along Stillwell Avenue, the first roller coaster in New York City since the Cyclone opened in 1927, according to the developer. Thor Equities certainly does have a keen grasp on the history of the area.

Brian Griffin

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:32:28 -0500

Okay, am I being to pissy in pointing out that the roller coaster used in the conceptual artwork above is by a manufacturer that no longer exists. So what is this coaster really going to look like? Will it be built by (excitingly enough) B&M, Intamin or, maybe, Vekoma, or will it be a piece of shit Togo like the Manhattan Express coaster in Vegas? I'm also very against condos and, again, think that who is going to be designing and building these rides is a very important question that should be asked.

art

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:01:45 -0500

I think it is a great project and hopefully it will come through. Development is always good, especially in the neighborhood that has been forgotten for 50 years. People who oppose the development in any way usually have outdated look about whats going on around them.

bob

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:35:06 -0500

It's horrible, it really looks like Universal City Walk!

WT Economist

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:48:02 -0500

I agree with Zigun: no residential. There are plenty of places for that that are not in a flood plane. And the housing bubble is ending, while retail space and hotel rooms remain in short supply. Nightclubs, which no other part of the city wants, could be year round. So could hotels, if lower off-season prices drew Manhattan visitors despite the long subway ride. After all, lots of Brooklynites have that long ride, which is much more tolerable for a few days than for a few decades. Rather than push residential zoning into the C7, I'd extend commercial zoning into the mixed-use district to the north.

anon

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:47:33 -0500

Forget the roller coasters--those renderings are enough to make me puke up my latte. Add to that the thought of Brooklyn being like Orlando and I'll lose my whole lunch.