Grand Theft Auto IV "Liberty City"

Oh Lord...it appears that Coney Island made it into the new Grand Theft Auto game. The trailer shows the character, an eastern European by the accent (Russian? Perhaps), driving past The Cyclone, walking on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Voice over, "I've killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Maybe this place will be different."
Yikes.
The game comes out in October.

To watch the trailer click here.

To read city hall's reaction click here.

Articles on the Save Coney Island Protest

Well, considering the number of reporters at the protest yesterday the net is surprisingly quiet here are a few articles I found. I'll update when I find some more.

Mermaids win round in Coney Condo Smackdown by Curbed (This site seems to be down)

Save Coney Island Rocks City Hall by Gowanus

Save Coney Island by Anne Altman

Thor v. Mermaids by Metro

Protesters: No Condos in Coney Island by NY1

CI Condo Pullback by New York Post

Developers eye Coney Island Renovations by NPR

Condos in Coney Island? Nabe says No Way by Queens Ledger

Downtown Mermaids by Downtown Express

Photo Essay of Save Coney Island Protest

Community Board Meeting Excitment

Last night, community board 13 amusing meeting worthy of Coney Island. The highlights include-

• The meeting commenced with a debate of an application by the Ulmer Library to continue it's contract leasing space on the privately owned plot of land. The debate was over the use of the words eminent domain in the contract. When the motion passed, a couple stood up and began berating the board saying that they should be embarrassed and suggesting that the board was comprised of communists. After they left a amendment was passed to remove eminent domain from the contract.
  To read more about this event click here.
  
• The majority of the remainder of the meeting was comprised of a presentation by Workforce One explaining how they are attempting to connect unemployed with employers and free training for potential future jobs.
  To read more about Workforce One, click here.
  

Coney makes the news in Pakistan!

NYC's answer to rising oceans More Condos!

read more here.

Astroland Prepares to Ride into the Sunset

read more here.

"No Condos In Coney" Demonstration at City Hall

read more about it here.