REACH 16 - CONEY ISLAND & SHEEPSHEAD BAY

Location: Sea Gate to Plumb Beach

Upland Neighborhoods: Sea Gate, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach

Neighborhood Strategies

Coney Island Creek 1 Manhattan Beach 5 • Explore opportunities to improve existing public • Explore opportunities for enhancing visual access waterfront areas including boat launch and fi shing to waterfront at street ends with provision of public based on the criteria described in the Citywide access where feasible. Strategy. • Support opportunities for public access/recreation and wetland restoration for future development where appropriate. Sheepshead Bay 6 • Enhance, manage and continue to restore salt marshes and ecologically sensitive areas. • Evaluate for possible dredging in consultation with • Complete pump station and force main to improve state and federal partners. water quality.

Brigham St. Park Special Coney Island Mixed Use District 2 7 • Study land use and zoning to facilitate appropriate • Explore opportunities for enhanced public access by development. integrating into adjacent Plumb Beach.

Coney Island 3 Gerritsen Beach 8 • Support development of entertainment district, commercial uses and new housing, along with • Explore opportunities for enhancing visual access necessary infrastructure upgrades, as envisioned in to waterfront at street ends with provision of public the Coney Island Comprehensive Rezoning Plan. access where feasible. • Design and begin construction of the first phase of separate sanitary and storm sewer upgrades. • Complete development of amusement park. White Island 9 • Support ongoing preservation of historic properties. • Complete restoration work including invasives • Explore opportunities for enhanced in-water removal, sand placement, shoreline stabilization, and recreation including training for water sports and planting of maritime grasses. lifeguards. • Promote WCS New York Aquarium and other programs to educate the public about existing waterfront activities and resources. Plumb Beach 10 • Support ongoing restoration of boardwalk. • Support the National Park Service General • Complete new 2.2-acre Steeplechase Plaza, including Management Plan process for Gateway National performance space, public art, water features, and Recreation Area. retail. • In coordination with partners, explore options to • Complete Coney Island Ferry Study to determine mitigate against continuing erosion to promote feasibility of ferry service. recreational uses and enhance natural habitat. • Re-build bike paths. Brighton Beach Muni Lot 4 • Support appropriate redevelopment that enhances public waterfront access.

150 VISION 2020: NEW YORK CITY COMPREHENSIVE WATERFRONT PLAN - NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGIES REACH 16 - CONEY ISLAND & SHEEPSHEAD BAY

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151 Reach Boundary Recommendation Areas Major Parklands