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Reader comment on:
A $1.5 Billion Vision For Coney Island
in response to reader comment: Let the building begin!

Submitted by Out Of Towner, Feb 4, 2007 19:51

I lived about two hours from Coney and came down a couple times a year. I now live in the midwest but consider myself forunate to visit now once a year. This idea is both good if it works. Very very bad if this drives out the citizens who frequent the park most. As a visitor I never felt unsave at any time. I know that a community is different when the quiet months of the off season set in. It is just a shame that some who have made a living were forced out. This seems like the trend look for people with bigger wallets to visit but its the many many million of visitors who had smaller budgets who made Coney a destination.

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Well it's about freaking time! I was born and raised in Brooklyn and will never trade Brooklyn in for anything... [MORE]	Joey Cancel	Jun 20, 2007 14:06
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I cant believe there doing this this is terrible Coney Island id a landmark and you cant just knock it... [MORE]	AnnMarie	Nov 29, 2006 12:29
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Dear Raven, Keep up the good work in school! it will help you go very far in life. Your point... [MORE]	royston	Nov 29, 2006 03:52
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I lived about two hours from Coney and came down a couple times a year. I now live in the...	Out Of Towner	Feb 4, 2007 19:51