Well, I guess I get to say it first:
See, I told you so!
See you in the summer, folks.
*Waves.*

Does anybody know-- is the public allowed into Review Sessions for the NYC department of planning?
There is a public meeting on Wed as well, though the agenda has nothing about Coney listed.
Any ideas?

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/luproc/calbeg.shtml

yes, the public may observe.  Just a few minutes ago I received an email from the Save Coney Island group list  that says:

Attend the Zoning Certification Tomorrow!!
Bust out your signs and make a visual statement at the meeting!!

City Planning Commission Review Session:

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, 1:00 PM

WHERE:
in Spector Hall
22 Reade Street, New York, NY

On Tuesday, January 20th at 1:00 PM, the City will make a formal presentation of its zoning plan before the City Planning Commission. This is the formal beginning of the public review process which will alter the zoning of the Coney Island Amusement District. This process will determine wether Coney Island remains an Amusement Park or if it will become another shopping mall filled with retail, high rise buildings and hotels. This presentation is open to the public. We need Coney Island lovers to show up to this meeting with "save coney island" signs (which you can download at the link below) to make our presence felt. We want to put the City on notice that people are paying attention, and that we won't let their plan be pushed through the zoning process without opposition. The Coney Island rezoning is the first item on the agenda and it should not take more than 30 minutes. Please note that this is not a protest. If we are too disruptive, we will be thrown out.

The calendar is subject to change, so make sure to confirm here (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/ luproc/calbeg.shtml) on the morning of the 20th.

download sign here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34515609@N05/3210037557/

Volunteer for our Lobby Day!
Coming soon to the City Council Member in your District!!
We will be holding a lobbying day within the next few weeks. A lobbying day is when we assemble many Save Coney Island groups to meet with each Council Member. Save Coney Island Volunteers from every City Council District will make our case to them and ask for their support. We will meet with councilmembers in groups of two or three, depending on how many people we have. In anticipation of that day, we will hold a preparatory meeting to go over the main points we want to hit and what we want to accomplish on our lobbying day. We need a few volunteers to help us schedule the meetings, and we need as many volunteers at we can get to participate in the lobbying day! We've already receive a tremendous amount of volunteers but we still need more! Please email Save.Coney@gmail.com if you are willing to meet with your City Council Member and help us stop the destruction of Coney Island!!


Upcoming Demonstration!
Save The People's Playground-
Create a World Class Amusement Destination

We will also be holding a Demonstration at City Hall within the next few weeks. It will likely be right after our lobbying day and conclude with a parade over to Council Member Dominic Recchia's office. For that, we will need volunteers to make posters, collect signatures, and most importantly of all, we will need as many people as possible come and make some noise!!!


Fight For Your Right To Coney  



Please Help us Save Coney Island!!
 

Save Coney Island Coalition says
YES to Revitalizing Coney's World Famous Amusement District!
NO to 26 New High Rises of up to 30 stories each in the current Amusement District!
NO to Retail, Malls or "Entertainment Retail" in the Amusement District!
NO to shrinkage of the Amusement District from 61 acres to 9 acres!
YES to preserving Amusement Zoning in the Amusement District!!
YES to keeping Coney Island the People's Playground- providing accessible Amusements for ALL to enjoy!!