It took a decade to develop, and months to build, but until recently, the new, gleaming ferry landing in Coney Island Creek stood locked up and unused. Now, it's not even there. HannahKliger explains what happened.
-- It took a decade to develop, and months to build, but until recently, the new, gleaming ferry landing in Coney Island Creek stood locked up and unused. Now, it's not even there.
It's in Kaiser park, described by locals as the community's largest recreation space. A large sand spit juts out into the water. People fish, and often even swim here. The dredging was completed, the landing was built, but ferry service never came. After months without news, NYCEDC announced at a meeting with Community Board 13 that the plan was suspended indefinitely. The landing was to be removed. Leaders at the agency said conditions here were too difficult.
"What do you say to people who are upset that this money was wasted?" Kliger asked during an interview with NYCEDC's Wong. Cost, however, is turning out to be a major problem for any other location. NYCEDC says the estimated price tag of up to $250 million makes it unfeasible.
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