Coney's roller-coaster ride
Surf's a sought-after turf, so mayor must save this paradise
BY CHARLES DENSON
Monday, August 13th 2007, 4:00 AM
This year the public contemplated what life would be like without Coney Island. When developer Thor Equities bought up a dozen acres of beachfront property and revealed plans to build 40-story high-rises in the heart of the amusement zone, the reaction was fast and furious. Concerned citizens organized a Save Coney Island rally at City Hall, launched numerous petitions and blogs, and created anti-Thor themed floats and costumes for the Mermaid Parade. Thor's Coney Island land grab did not go unnoticed.
Coney Island has a history of land grabs dating to the 1600s, when Dutch and British colonists fought over grazing rights on the island's sand dunes. In the 1880s, Gravesend political boss John McKane privatized the beach and sold it to his cronies. Thirty years later, Brooklyn Borough President Edward Riegelmann reclaimed the shorefront and created a public beach and the Boardwalk.
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