Been going down to NY almost every weekend lately (nothing new there) and got a chance to enjoy great Sunday weather down in famous Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
Picked up a couple of my friends who live down in the East Village of Manhattan and decided to take a couple test shots while waiting for them to come down to the car.
This beauty sneaked by, luckily I was able to catch it. If only I was a couple seconds quicker I'd have a better shot of it..
Coney Island - before the rebuild.
The Old Parachute Jump
Lots of open real estate for restoration
Original Boardwalk that needs to be rebuilt
Palm trees in Brooklyn?!
Original Ferris Wheel - The Wonder Wheel
Dude with a snake trying to make a $buck
He also had a couple of parrots
What a great combo
Long Island in the distance
80th Anniversary of the Cyclone - AWESOME ride due to the "rickety factor", each time it banks to turn around you think the train is about to fly off the tracks!
It was a great way to spend a Sunday with nice weather. There are big plans to restore Coney Island to the popular spot it once was back in the day. Sadly they will take down many of the rides, but will keep the Cyclone for historical purposes.
I'm really excited to see what Brooklyn becomes within the next 5 years.