StreetAdvisor: Reviews for Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, United States

A truly entertaining place to be.

14/06/2008 06:38:36 -07:00

Coney Island is famous for its tourism. The place is full of activity and fun. The street is among the most visited streets in Brooklyn. This street host many amusement programs and activities on this street. Children will surely enjoy this place. There is a roller coater and a giant wheel here. Few...

A very diverse walk through Brooklyn -- not actually in Coney Island!

12/06/2008 23:44:53 -07:00

First off, Coney Island Avenue does not actually run through the area of Coney Island, the amusement park! The Ave does end up in (or start, depending on your perspective) in Brighton Beach, a nearby area. This is a neighborhood that was almost exclusively Russian immigrants some 15 years ago, but...

Going down the tube.

06/05/2008 13:22:45 -07:00

Coney Island is not what it once was. Of course, people appreciate it a little too much for a dirty, creepy seediness that it used to have, but it did have its charms. Coney Island is now being gentrified at an astonishing pace, with new condominiums rising all over the place and the amusement parks...

Better days ahead.

30/04/2008 00:52:11 -07:00

This area is named after the Coney Island Amusement Park now known as Astroland and home of the famous Cyclone roller coaster.
The entire area has seen better days but is do for a turn around as the amusement park was sold in 2006 and plans are in the works for a $1.5 billion year round resort....