changes at coney island

Coney Island has always had a reputation for having an edge and being a bit gritty - part of its appeal to some. Over the past several years there has been a lot of worry about the nature of development. Will hotels and condos move in and erase it, will a squeaky clean and vanilla theme park emerge, or ...??

The NY Times has a video report on what is going on as far as the amusement park goes. Hopefully the Wonder Wheel and Cyclone won't go away