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The Unpreserved Landmark That Cried Wolf
Last year was supposed to be the final year for Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park. So I F trained it up and went to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone, which really was quite scary due to its decrepit condition. But this weekend is the official start of Astroland's Second Annual "likely final season." Nothing says spring like false nostalgia! [amNY]
Last year was supposed to be the final year for Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park. So I F trained it up and went to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone, which really was quite scary due to its decrepit condition. But this weekend is the official start of Astroland's Second Annual "likely final season." Nothing says spring like false nostalgia! [amNY]
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Spoon Gets Panned By Coney Island Carny
During their big night out with the New York Times, band du jourSpoon went to Coney Island. It was a mistake. They should have gone somewhere where the carny barkers aren't so musically savvy. More »
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On Saturday, the Mermaid Parade celebrated its 25th year. Nathan's hot dogs glistened lustily in the hot sun and much pasty flesh soon became burnt. The chests of a thousand Mermaids, some painted some bare, jiggled and shook as the parade made its way down the boardwalk. For many participants, the parade is the one day when they can let their freak flag fly. That counter guy from your deli? He was there, wearing blue briefs and a cape. The topless ladies came in twos and threes, painted in rich blues and bright reds, like the daughters of Carmen Miranda, Disney's Ariel and Mystique from X-Men. We sent our own personal Scuttle Nikola Tamindzic to investigate. His gallery is here and ours is right here.
25 Years Of Mermaids On Parade
On Saturday, the Mermaid Parade celebrated its 25th year. Nathan's hot dogs glistened lustily in the hot sun and much pasty flesh soon became burnt. The chests of a thousand Mermaids, some painted some bare, jiggled and shook as the parade made its way down the boardwalk. For many participants, the parade is the one day when they can let their freak flag fly. That counter guy from your deli? He was there, wearing blue briefs and a cape. The topless ladies came in twos and threes, painted in rich blues and bright reds, like the daughters of Carmen Miranda, Disney's Ariel and Mystique from X-Men. We sent our own personal Scuttle Nikola Tamindzic to investigate. His gallery is here and ours is right here.
a coney island of the minds
New Development Offers Something For Blacks, Jews, Italians
Coney Island's march towards transformation into Disneyland By JFK has taken a slight detour. Developer Joseph Sitt's plans to appeal to local residents thus far unenthused by his Brobdingnagian entertainment-lifestyle complex have received a few tweaks. Now the luxury apartments initially planned by Sitt will be instead be hotels, timeshares, bookstores and theaters. This is great news for all sorts of non-Hispanic minority-types! More »
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The Coney Island Redevelopment: Don't Forget About The Gay Fornicating Midgets
Coney Island's amusement park Astroland recently opened for its final season. Soon it goes the way of all things old tymey—trammeled 'neath the cloven hooves of developer Joe Sitt, who bought it up in November. But let others moan and groan (and yes, even petition) against the upcoming destruction and condofication of Astroland. Whatever preposterous excrescence will soon stand where the Cyclone once did, we know it won't be more mind-blowing than what preceded it. Midgets! Incest! Nuremburg! Welcome to Lilliputia!More »
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Summering in Coney Island No Longer Only for Russians, Bums
Re: the above—just kidding! We know that Coney Island is truly the people's beach, and as such, is open to all comers—yuppies, hipsters, you name it. So this post on a Coney Island message board, from someone only identifying herself as "Parkslopemom," made us wary that with all this talk of Coney redevelopment floating around, it's only a matter of time before the people's beach becomes the Park Slope Riviera:My family and I live in Park Slope and are considering spending the summer at Coney Island (we have gone upstate in the past but my kids have felt too isolated — and I got to thinking that we have a great summer spot right here in Brooklyn). Of course, we could shuttle back-and-forth to the beach etc, but it's hard to drag kids and stuff on the subway everyday, so I've been wondering if summer sublets are ever available there and how best to find one (Craig's list or are there other ideas). Any advice from you insiders out there? I can be reached via e-mail at xxx@xxxx or just post to the listserv.More »
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Remainders: Who Owns This Town?
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New Coney Island Even More Fun to Avoid
There's nothing wrong with Coney Island that a $1.5 billion redevelopment can't fix. Some of the amazingly garish renderings for this project have previously made it to press, but Curbed has those and a few new ones in larger, more colorfully offensive form. We're particularly fond of the "virtual whales and mermaids dancing 150 feet in the air through a cascading waterfall" over the defiantly sleazy Nathan's Hot Dogs. Here's hoping they bring the same level of glitz to the boardwalk's "Shoot the Freak" booth. More »
blogorrhea
• Matt Drudge is obsessed with animal sex. Not, you know, that he's displacing any particular urges. [Underhyped]
• It's no fun reporting from the celebrity rope line. But at least you get some good quotes. Or not. [The Reeler]
• It didn't rain at the Siren Festival in Coney Island Saturday. [Brooklyn Vegan]
• Bloomberg digs Teachers College, Dr. Ruth. [The Politicker]
Blogorrhea NYC: You Don't Like Us. You Really Don't Like Us.
• Some random Conde Nastie also doesn't like us. Which is fine, as we don't much like them, either. [Radosh.net]• Matt Drudge is obsessed with animal sex. Not, you know, that he's displacing any particular urges. [Underhyped]
• It's no fun reporting from the celebrity rope line. But at least you get some good quotes. Or not. [The Reeler]
• It didn't rain at the Siren Festival in Coney Island Saturday. [Brooklyn Vegan]
• Bloomberg digs Teachers College, Dr. Ruth. [The Politicker]
