(2005-05-20) Coney Island Development Plan

NYC has an Urban Development plan for Coney Island. Let's think about all these proposed improvements for a second. What's the wisdom, for instance, behind building a swimming pool at a beach? Why put something like a movie theater and bowling alley in a place where, for over a century, New Yorkers have gone to be outside? Why build a "multicultural center" when Coney already is a living, breathing, fluid and vibrant multicultural center all by itself? And since they apparently haven't looked recently, City Council members should know that the Boardwalk is already lined with sidewalk cafes, in the form of park benches with a great view of the ocean.