Coney Island Development Plan --
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Background
The Department of City Planning in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has developed a comprehensive plan to encourage new development and guide the future growth of Coney Island. The Interagency team's work builds upon the commitment affirmed by Mayor Bloomberg in 2005 with the announcement of the
Strategic Plan.
The proposed zoning plan covers 19 blocks bounded by the New York Aquarium to the east, West 24th Street to the west, Mermaid Avenue to the north and the Riegelmann Boardwalk to the south. The existing C7 zoning generally allows only large open amusement parks. The current attractions are seasonal and draw visitors primarily in the summer.
The rezoning plan is focused on maintaining the area’s amusement character while allowing it to grow into a year-round, vibrant and affordable entertainment destination. The plan would map the amusement areas as park in order to permanently preserve the amusement district. In addition, the rezoning would permit new indoor and outdoor amusement uses as well as hotels, water parks, entertainment retail and restaurantson Surf Avenue outside the park.
Capitalizing on Coney Island's beachfront location, the rezoning plan could generate 4,000 to 5,000 new units of housing outside the amusement area, approximately 900 affordable units through the Inclusionary Zoning program,
and roughly 500,000 square feet of new neighborhood retail. The plan will safeguard and build on Coney Island’s iconic amusement legacy, transforming the area into an affordable, year-round urban amusement and entertainment destination and also bring a critical mass of new residential and retail uses to this prime beachfront location.
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