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Coney Island Amphitheater Rendering Revealed, Reviled
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 27, 2009
Modified Jan 27, 2009
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Opposition to a proposed $64 million amphitheater in Asser Levy-Seaside Park in Coney Island is mounting, with a community group demanding a public review process. Despite the foundering economy, Borough President Marty Markowitz is still championing it, and a rendering of the design, seen here, was recently released by Grimshaw Architects. But Markowitz has failed to win over some disgruntled locals, who have formed a Save Seaside Park campaign and deemed the whole plan an "atrocity." One former Community Board member tells the Brooklyn Eagle, "What — $64 million for this? Why put a commercial venue in the midst of a residential community, bringing traffic jams? Our libraries and school programs are being cut. It will take away parkland and bring more noise. We don’t need this expensive plastic potato chip here!" Community Board 13 is expected weigh in on the project within the next two months.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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