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Comprehensive Development & Rezoning plan

Released in September 2005, the Coney Island Strategic Plan serves as a guide for further development in Coney Island and was integral to the City’s new Comprehensive Development and Rezoning Plan for Coney Island, released in November 2007.

Goal 1

Maintain Coney Island’s character and culture by protecting amusement area in perpetuity

  • Preserve 50 acres of contiguous parkland that connects the Parachute Jump to the Asser Levy Park for generations of residents and visitors

  • Create an open, accessible and year-round amusement district that brings together new and legendary attractions by partnering with world-class developers to build the largest urban amusement park in the country

  • Create space for private development of hotels, restaurants, theaters and other year-round entertainment options
Goal 2

Re-develop Coney Island in an integrated plan to strengthen the surrounding neighborhood

  • Create new housing, retail and exciting public open space that will bring the critical mass necessary to sustain and strengthen the neighborhood in the long-term

  • Improve transit and streetscape to connect communities to the amusements, beach and boardwalk

  • Re-imagine and improve the boardwalk and restore icons such as the B&B Carousell and Steeplechase Plaza
Goal 3

Foster economic activity that creates jobs and opportunities for local residents

  • Create new housing and retail services that will provide job and housing opportunities

  • Provide job training and placement services to local residents

Get more information

For more detailed information, please explore CIDC Press Releases or visit the Department of City Planning’s webpage: Coney Island Comprehensive Rezoning Plan.

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