Coney Island Master Plan
New York
Ken Greenberg was selected by The Coney Island Development Corporation in 2004 as part of a team with Davis Brody Bond Architects and Ernst and Young, which included City officials, Brooklyn business and community leaders, and real estate executives, to carry out a comprehensive planning process for Coney Island and create a coordinated economic development strategy for the area. The once-grand seaside resort declined after the Depression and never fully recovered and the Corporation's mandate was to retain Coney Islands unique historic character, capitalize on its world-class waterfront location and transform the area into a contemporary year-round destination which would benefit the local economy and improve the neighborhood's overall quality of life. The Master Plan's proposals included bringing in major new mixed-use development, expanding the New York Aquarium, building an amphitheater near Asser Levy Park and reviving many of Coney Island's now-defunct historical attractions, such as the Shore Theatre and the 1920s-era Bishoff & Brienstein Carousel on Surf Avenue, one of the few surviving wooden carousels in the nation.