By Stephen Duffy 11/10/11 7:32pm

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Coney 2.0 Gets Its New Steeplechase Park, Err, Plaza

The redevelopment of Coney Island relentlessly marches on, a carney hopped up on Disney dreams. Today, the city began work on Steeplechase Plaza, the 2.2-acre open space at the base of the iconic Parachute Jump and one of the city’s signature commitments along the Boardwalk. The park will be located on the site of the former Steeplechase Amusement Park, demolished by Fred Trump in 1966, after he failed in a rezoning bid for residential uses.

To a generation of New Yorkers, Coney Island has represented an eerie ghetto just as much as an amusement park. Weekend trains en route to the fabled amusement park are just as likely to contain hipsters eager to make use of their Diana cameras, as groups of families. Read More

By Matt Chaban 10/12/11 11:36am

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The sands of time have come for the boardwalk. (Getty)

City Officially Paving the Way for Coney Island Concretewalk

Just under a year ago, plans to replace the beloved Coney Island boardwalk with concrete were reveled. Sure, it would solve the problems of splinters and loose planks, but it’s a boardwalk for godsakes, operative word being board. Locals tried to come up with alternatives, like a concrete median that would still have wood on one or both sides, but the Parks Department refused, and so the boardwalk will be paved, The Brooklyn Paper reports. Read More

By Brionna Jimerson 8/11/11 2:11pm

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Honey, I Shrunk The Brewery: World’s Smallest Brewery Opens on Coney Island

Coney Island’s reputation for iconic shtick as big business just received a highbrow boost, as  Coney Island Brewing Company celebrated the beginning of their second year of business and the operation of a fully-licensed in-house brewing system, with the cutting of the world’s smallest brewery opening ribbon (a piece of Red Vine licorice, naturally).

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By Matt Chaban 1/20/11 12:09am

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Big Kid's Coney Island Breaks Ground

Last summer saw
an April opening with the first coasters Coney has seen in eight decades.

“We are proud of the historic success of Luna Park and look forward to further contributing to a resurgent Coney Island with Scream Zone,” Valerio Ferrari, president of Zamperla subsidiary Central Amusement International, said in a statement. “With Read More