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City replaces, but doesn’t erase,
squiggly yellow lines on Neptune
Vol. 73 No. 51 BROOKLYNDAILY.COM
BY JULIANNE MCSHANE
They’re Shore this renovation
will be a hit!
Coney Island civic gurus
cheered a developer’s plans
to restore the exterior of the
landmarked Shore Theater
to its former glory — even
though the builder will completely
gut the inside of the
nearly century-old site as part
of the job to transform it into
a hotel and spa.
The new “multicultural,
family-friendly” facility will
be a far bigger boon for the
neighborhood than the nowderelict
theater building at
Surf and Stillwell avenues,
attracting visitors to Coney
year-round when it opens,
according to the architect
who presented the makeover
to members of Community
Board 13’s Land Use Committee
on Dec. 11.
“Quite frankly, the building
is in terrible shape right
now. Parts of it are falling
off,” said Randolph Gerner of
Gerner Kronick and Valcarcel
Architects. “Our goal is to
restore the building, to make
it a viable destination.”
Six Land Use Committee
members unanimously voted
Continued on page 12
BY JULIANNE MCSHANE
This agency is still out of
line!
Department of Transportation
workers returned
to Coney Island to paint a
straight pair of double-yellow
lines dividing traffi c on
a stretch of Neptune Avenue
— but did not fully erase the
decidedly not straight set
previously painted there,
and must return to remove
the still visible squiggles
from the pavement, the local
councilman demanded.
“Maintaining streets and
roads is as basic as it gets
in local governance,” said
Mark Treyger. “DOT said
this would be fi xed. If it’s
not done right, if it’s more
sloppy work, come back and
do it again.”
Transportation Department
workers on Dec. 7 fi nished
drawing the straight
lines to divide Neptune Avenue
between West 33rd and
37th streets, days after this
newspaper published its re-
Continued on page 12
A RAVE
REVIEW
Goodbye to Bravest
Locals applaud proposed exterior
makeover of Coney’s Shore Theater
SEEING DOUBLE: Remnants of
the squiggles (left) remain next to
the new lines (right).
TWO THUMBS UP: Community
Board 13’s Land Use Committee approved
a developer’s planned exterior
renovations to the landmarked
Shore Theater building, seen here
covered in scaffolding.
File photo by Steve Solomonson
Photo by Nina Cochran