{"id":39047,"date":"2025-12-13T17:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=39047"},"modified":"2025-12-13T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:29:56","slug":"mayor-adams-announces-massive-1-billion-investment-in-redevelopment-to-deliver-a-better-coney-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/39047","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Adams announces massive $1 billion investment in redevelopment to deliver a better Coney Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWYORK: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, and\u00a0New York City Economic\u00a0Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball announced that New York City has committed more than $1 billion to a major reconstruction of the Coney Island shoreline,\u00a0fulfilling Mayor Adams\u2019s vision\u00a0laid out earlier this year in his 025 state of the city address.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vision includes reconstruction of the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk; 1,500 new homwa, including 25 percent of units allocated for affordable housing; and new investments in streets, sewers, and public realm improvements, including a $42 million renovation of the Abe Stark Sports Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConey Island is home to thousands of hard-working New Yorkers who work hard every day to leave behind something better for their families. Life here shouldn\u2019t be a rollercoaster, which is why our administration is committing $1 billion to rejuvenate America\u2019s playground and build a better Coney Island,\u201d said\u00a0Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this investment, we are going to deliver 1,500 new mixed income homes to the waterfront \u2014 25 percent of which will be affordable \u2014 and restore the over 100-year-old Riegelmann Boardwalk to its former glory. We\u2019re building new streets and sewers, improving the public realm, and renovating the Abe Stark Sports Center so this beloved rink and recreation hub can continue bringing joy to New Yorkers and visitors alike. To be the best city on the globe to live and raise a family, you need affordable homes and public spaces, and that\u2019s why today&#8217;s announcement is a transformative next step in building the neighborhoods of tomorrow \u2014 today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConey Island is a New York icon that gives millions of New Yorkers and visitors a welcoming, vibrant space to enjoy the waves, fresh air, and world-famous attractions. With this major investment in the boardwalk\u2019s resiliency, we\u2019re preparing the boardwalk to safely welcome visitors for another 100 years,\u201d said\u00a0NYC Parks Commissioner Rodriguez-Rosa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs climate change continues to cause more extreme weather events and rising sea levels, we\u2019re investing in our public spaces across the city to ensure resiliency while enhancing what New Yorkers love about them. By reconstructing the entire historic boardwalk and renovating the beloved Abe Stark Sports Center, we\u2019re also making Coney Island a safer and more welcoming place for families and New Yorkers of all ages. I\u2019m grateful to our partners across the Adams administration and in the community for their commitment to this project, and I\u2019m proud to be part of an administration that appreciates how critical our public greenspaces are as living infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s $1 billion commitment to rebuild the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk is exactly the kind of investment Coney Island deserves \u2014 making the boardwalk safer, more accessible, and more resilient for generations to come,\u201d said\u00a0New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis builds on NYCEDC\u2019s broader work across Coney Island: advancing new housing, modernizing streets and sewers, and delivering public\u2011realm upgrades, including the renovation of the Abe Stark Sports Center. We\u2019re proud to partner with our NYC Parks and city colleagues to strengthen this beloved neighborhood, support local small businesses, and keep Coney Island a place where New Yorkers come together year\u2011round.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYORK: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, and\u00a0New York City Economic\u00a0Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball announced that New York City has committed more than $1 billion to a major reconstruction of the Coney Island shoreline,\u00a0fulfilling Mayor Adams\u2019s vision\u00a0laid out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":39048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39050,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39047\/revisions\/39050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}