Join us this Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of Luna Park with a walking tour of Coney Island’s remaining historic buildings. The guided tour will cover the Coney Island Historic District that we are urging the Landmarks Preservation Commission to create, as well as some of Coney’s existing landmarks. Learn more about Coney Island’s […]
Prominent voices are joining the chorus calling for Coney Island’s historic buildings to be saved from Thor’s wrecking ball. Both Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Municipal Art Society have called for the threatened structures to be saved. Markowitz wrote in a letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission: Although Coney Island was once the […]
On Tuesday May 11 State Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower issued a decision rejecting grassroots activist group Save Coney Island’s lawsuit seeking to overturn the rezoning of Coney Island. In response to this decision, Save Coney Island issued the following statement: Save Coney Island is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to restoring Coney Island as […]
Click on the thumbnails to see images at a larger size. Photographs by Sonny Aronson WHAT: Rally for Preservation WHEN: Wednesday, May 12th at 10am SHARP WHERE: City Hall Steps – 4,5,6, N or R Trains to City Hall. GET THERE EARLY TO GET THROUGH SECURITY If you have a Save Coney Island shirt, wear […]
Grassroots activist group Save Coney Island today condemned the announcement by Thor Equities that it would immediately move toward demolishing several historic buildings that it owns in the heart of Coney Island’s amusement district. SEE OUR ACTION PLAN “Thor’s demolition plan would destroy Coney Island’s history and undermine its unique appeal,” said Save Coney Island […]
This Sunday, March 28 is the opening day of Coney Island’s 2010 Season! We hope you’ll be on hand to participate in the day’s festivities – from the Open House at the Coney Island History Project from 12 – 3PM to the season’s first rides of the Cyclone. *Several Save Coney Island volunteers will be […]
This Sunday marks opening day for what should be an exciting season for Coney Island. With the opening of the new Zamperla USA amusement park, Luna Park, on Memorial Day weekend, this season is guaranteed to be much more successful than last year’s. However, several of the entrenched problems that have long undermined the amusement […]
Today, Grassroots activist group Save Coney Island praised Zamperla USA for the exciting vision presented today for the amusement park it plans to build in Coney Island. “We congratulate the City for bringing this world-class amusement operator to Coney Island,” said Save Coney Island spokesman Juan Rivero. “We hope the City will build on this […]
Save Coney Island hailed today’s unanimous decision by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to put the Shore Theater — one of Coney Island’s most striking buildings since it opened its doors in 1925 — on its preservation calendar. This is the first step toward what Save Coney Island hopes will be its eventual designation as a […]
Save Coney Island’s “Gone Country…” benefit at Galapagos Art Space on January 30st was a rousing success. Five country bands got the crowd rocking and Jakes served up tasty BBQ the whole night. We successfully raised money to help pay for Save Coney’s lawsuit fighting the city’s rezoning plan and had a whole lot of […]
