# Coney Island news **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [November 30, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817 "2021-11-30T23:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/41 "2025-02-26T17:09:44Z")
> **[Coney Island community health clinic destroyed by Superstorm Sandy to re-open...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-island-community-health-clinic-reopen/)** > > A Coney Island community health clinic is set to reopen in a new, permanent location in what NYC Health+Hospitals called a “significant milestone” for ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/42 "2025-03-29T03:10:44Z")
> **[On Coney Island, sword swallower and kitsch square off against casino developer](https://gothamist.com/news/on-coney-island-sword-swallower-and-kitsch-square-off-against-casino-developer)** > > Some worry the project would spell the end of Coney Island, but others covet the promised jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Renato\_Iodice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/renato_iodice/32/30105_2.png) [@Renato\_Iodice](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Renato_Iodice)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/43 "2025-04-01T06:49:40Z")
I don’t get it: such people prefer blight and squalor? ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/44 "2025-04-01T15:19:45Z")
Parking lots. That’s what many prefer. A casino makes a lot sense at Coney Island and could bring lots of revenue to the area. ---
**Author:** ![Renato\_Iodice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/renato_iodice/32/30105_2.png) [@Renato\_Iodice](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Renato_Iodice)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/45 "2025-04-03T13:13:24Z")
I’m italian and I’m used to conservative and close-minded people, but I really don’t understand how several newyorkers can be so anti-development… I mean, they live in an ever-changing city and in spite of everything, they are still afraid of change? Really? Have they ever stepped outside their nabes? I mean, a quick visit to the Meatpacking District, Battery Park City, Gowanus, Dumbo etc etc, is enough to realize how such areas have benefited from massive investment, from greenery to public safety… ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/46 "2025-04-03T13:42:31Z")
> [@Renato\_Iodice](#): > > they live in an ever-changing city and in spite of everything, they are still afraid of change? To be fair, that part of Brooklyn has changed very little in the past half century. In fact, Brighton Beach looks pretty much the same as it did 40 years ago, and most of Coney Island as well. And many folks never leave their neighborhoods. I highly doubt most Brighton or Coney Island old-timers ever make it out to Williamsburg, Dumbo and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/47 "2025-05-13T18:41:41Z")
Coney Island - Casino ![Screen-Shot-2025-05-08-at-9.51.10-AM-e1746712452127-1536x1052](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/4/54515f7cf40c5f8bcd83bdac5cca1a20eaedc131.jpeg) > **[City planning commission vote advances Coney Island casino development |...](https://brooklynbridgeparents.com/city-planning-commission-vote-advances-coney-island-casino-development/)** > > A massive 1.3 million-square-foot development is in the works for Coney Island, featuring a casino, hotel, convention center, and retail space. Dubbed The Coney, the proposed project would be located on Surf Avenue, between Maimonides Park and Luna... > **[New York City Planning Commission Approves, Advances Coney Island Casino Plans](https://www.casino.com/news/industry/new-york-city-planning-commission-approves-advances-coney-island-casino-plans/)** > > News 12 Long Island reported that the New York City Planning Commission signed off on plans for a 1.3-million-square-foot casino and entertainment complex. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/48 "2025-05-13T18:45:50Z")
![ConeyIslandtakeover](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/e/ceeaa83015631271dad20b4676c8b4f255d0cf50.jpeg) „ The Timeline for New York Downstate Casino Licensing The Coney Island vote just adds to the momentum as the journey to bring commercial casinos to New York City pushes forward. It seems like only yesterday that Robert Williams, Executive Director of the New York State Gaming Commission, outlined an extended timeline during a public meeting. That was last year, and now critical deadlines are fast approaching. As time ticks down, anticipation and debate are intensifying among stakeholders and industry leaders. The deadlines for the licensing process have been in place for nearly a year: 1. **June 27, 2025:** Deadline for license applications. 2. **September 30, 2025:** Deadline for satisfying Community Advisory Committee requirements. 3. **December 1, 2025:** Projected date for licensing decisions. This timeline indicates that casinos may not open until 2026 or later. The delay has sparked mixed reactions, with some supporting the cautious approach while others criticize the extended timeline.“ > **[Controversial Coney Island Casino Plan Clears Key City Approval](https://www.yardbarker.com/general_sports/articles/controversial_coney_island_casino_plan_clears_key_city_approval/s1_17354_42167295)** > > The developers plan to create a Coney Island Casino that is part of a 1.3 million-square-foot complex called The Coney, and will feature a casino, hotel, convention center, and retail space. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/49 "2025-05-22T18:50:45Z")
Casino ![175472922.CNtI7Sm8.d9](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/7/772f18c91e314f04487b0651a1efcd2c8be7191d.jpeg) ![175472925.NxpvJVHm.d12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/14ac3396512d8de4dde7c31fd94c57149a7deded.jpeg) [NYguy](https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10430097&postcount=852) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/50 "2025-05-24T10:17:53Z")
> **[5-27-25-DOT-c-Coney-Island-Gaming-District.pdf](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/5-27-25-DOT-c-Coney-Island-Gaming-District.pdf)** > > 17.35 MB > [@NEW YORK | New York Casino | FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-new-york-casino-ft-floors/20809): > ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/51 "2025-07-23T01:52:12Z")
> **[West 21st Street, Coney Island is nearly topped out. | S. Paul Sahm](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spsahm_rcstructures-activity-7347365083401887745-QNup?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADnmZswBafLDqOOQnkwrcivYx59lZBNmROQ)** > > West 21st Street, Coney Island is nearly topped out. Another rapidly built SUPERstructure showcasing #RCStructures quality and professionalism. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/52 "2025-07-29T23:14:45Z")
1709 Surf Avenue > **[Third tower breaks ground in Coney Island’s affordable housing boom •...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-island-3-tower-affordable-housing/)** > > After two apartment buildings housing nearly 2,000 residents went up nearby, Brooklyn-based BFC Partners broke ground today on a third Coney Island building ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/53 "2025-08-10T15:53:30Z")
> **[Proposed Coney Island casino could bring heavy traffic, overwhelm parking,...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-casino-eis-traffic-parking/)** > > The proposed Coney Island casino would likely clog local roads with heavy traffic and overwhelm public parking, according to documents submitted to the state. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/54 "2025-08-27T18:21:53Z")
> **[Brooklyn Diocese Turning Century-Old Coney Island Church into Apartments](https://www.bkmag.com/2025/08/27/brooklyn-diocese-catholic-church-coney-island-church-condo-apartment/)** > > The Catholic Church has submitted plans for the conversion of a 120-year-old house of worship in Coney Island. What could possibly go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/55 "2025-09-15T18:54:01Z")
> **[Diocese of Brooklyn: Guardian Angel Church Not Part of Property Sale](https://thetablet.org/guardian-angel-church-not-part-of-property-sale/)** > > The Diocese of Brooklyn is denying reports that it plans to develop a high-rise apartment building on the site of Guardian Angel Church in Brighton Beach.  ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817/56 "2025-09-24T14:48:44Z")
> **[Coney Island casino bid appears poised to fail as CAC members announce ‘no’...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-island-casino-cac-members-announce-no-votes/)** > > The Coney Island casino proposal appeared dead in the water on Monday as two-thirds of the Community Advisory Committee said they would vote against the ---
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> **[Community panel rejects Coney Island casino gambling proposal](https://gothamist.com/news/community-panel-rejects-coney-island-casino-gambling-proposal)** > > The vote was 4-2 against the sprawling project, which would have changed the face of the beach community. ---
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Thank god ---
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> **[Waves of progress: Research buoy marks step toward long-awaited Coney Island...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-island-ferry-research-buoy/)** > > After years of stalled plans and scrapped projects, the Coney Island ferry effort is moving forward once again — this time with a research buoy off ---
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**Tilyou Towers** [NYCEDC Selects RYBAK Development as Developer for Key Housing Project on Coney Island West | NYCEDC](https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-selects-rybak-development-developer-key-housing-project-coney-island-west) > **BROOKLYN, NY** —New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced [RYBAK Development](https://rybakdev.com/) to lead the next phase of development on Coney Island West, which will convert “Parcel A”—an 80,000-square-foot lot used primarily for public parking and owned by the City and NYCEDC—into over 500 units of mixed-income housing, 25 percent of which will be affordable. Named Tilyou Towers, for George C. Tilyou, founder of Steeplechase Park, and designed by Brooklyn-based IMC Architecture, the development will also provide ground-floor retail space and replace existing public surface parking with new public structured parking. > > The development of “Parcel A,” located on Surf Avenue between West 21st and West 22nd Streets, west of the iconic Coney Island Amusement District, builds off the Adams Administration’s and NYCEDC bold new vision for the next phase of Coney Island. First announced in Mayor Adams’ [fourth State of the City Address](https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2025/01/mayor-adams-lays-out-ambitious-agenda-make-new-york-city-best-place-raise-family-fourth) and [advanced in a February 2025](https://edc.nyc/press-release/mayor-adams-announces-bold-new-vision-coney-island) announcement, [this vision](https://edc.nyc/sites/default/files/2025-02/NYCEDC-Project-Coney-Island-West-Brochure-Web.pdf) includes 1,500 new homes, reconstruction of the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk, and new investments in streets, sewers, and public realm improvements, including a $42 million renovation of the Abe Stark Sports Center. The city will renovate the Abe Stark Sports Center and the world-famous Coney Island boardwalk and enhance the public realm by building new streets and utilities. The Abe Stark Center renovation will include a new entrance and signage on the boardwalk, improved ice-skating facilities, and other amenities. > > NYCEDC selected RYBAK Development following a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. With construction expected to start in 2027—and a goal of the project being complete by 2030—RYBAK’s vision for Parcel A includes: > > - 505 units of mixed-income housing, with 25 percent designated affordable at a blended average of 80 percent AMI—ranging from 40 percent AMI to 100 percent AMI; > - 160 spaces of public parking maintained during construction and replaced as part of a new structured parking garage once development is complete;and > - 30,000+ square feet of ground floor retail space. > The concrete structure rental building will feature an 11-story “podium” section and two 28-story towers. The podium will have a setback on the eighth floor as well as a large outdoor tenant amenity rooftop terrace on the 11th floor, including an infinity-edge swimming pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, lounge, gaming area, children’s playground, pet-friendly facilities and kitchen. Indoor amenities will be located on the fifth floor. > > The rainscreen-type façade will be composed of a brick veneer in a “beach sand” color on the podium section and metal panels in two harmonized sand-tone and ecru colors on the towers. Adding dimension and visual interest, the windows will be surrounded by “shadow box” framing jutting out of the façade. Aluminum window frames will be finished in bronze color. > > The Tilyou Towers will house a variety of units, including 80 studios, 173 one-bedroom apartments, 166 two-bedrooms and 86 three-bedroom residences. The retail section will be located on both Surf Avenue and Ocean Way. Residential entrances will be included on both West 21st and West 22nd Streets, with additional smaller receiving lobbies on those blocks as well. > > The street level will house retail spaces and a parking garage. Second and third floors will feature a parking garage, while the fourth floor will house a combination of apartments and parking spaces. All floors above will have residential units and tenant amenity spaces. ![{C50DD27F-C32F-49E2-B2D5-27EB89977340}](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/5/05421900675233330b97e5d8736a910d31fc9fa4.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/7/8775deb4be1a27404ccc2d0313ec073600d829f1.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/coney-island-news/20817.md?page=4)