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March 14, 2005

Coney Island property a hot commodity

parachutejump.jpg The Brooklyn Papers: Coney Island revialization is right around the corner.

Members of the Coney Island Development Corporation (CIDC), the group charged with reinvigorating the area, expect to release a draft of their plans within months.

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HYPE ALERT:
Ratner reps' and Markowitz's mantra that the Atlanatic Terminal transportation hub is the best site for a new Nets arena in Brooklyn has quelled talk that Coney Island would be a better (read below, "BUILD THE ARENA IN CONEY ISLAND).

Could the real reason be that Ratner owns all of the recently developed commercial property adjacent to the site? Na-a-a-aw!

Posted by lumi at March 14, 2005 9:03 AM