{"id":5493,"date":"2011-11-24T16:31:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T16:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2011-11-24T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T16:31:23","slug":"coney-island-in-winter-new-york-photo-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/coney-island-in-winter-new-york-photo-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-33.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort\u00a0\u00a0in southern Brooklyn\u00a0facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying for decades, and worrying new big business plans look set to remove any remaining charm from the seafront. \u00a0Here&#8217;s some photos from my visit last year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-10.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-15.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deserted boardwalk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-24.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-29.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-37.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abandoned Shoot The Freak sideshow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-42.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-46.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"399\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-52.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-04.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-75.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/images\/coney-island-new-york-08.jpg\" alt=\"Coney Island and Brighton beach, southern Brooklyn, New York, United States with photos of the boardwalks, amusement park, pier, funfair rides, shopfronts and beach\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/newyork\/coney-island-new-york.html\" target=\"_blank\">Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York photo feature<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort\u00a0\u00a0in southern Brooklyn\u00a0facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. 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