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	Engineering Evaluation of Restoration Alternatives for Coney Island Creek, New York : Environmental Technology ...
		Coney Island Creek is a narrow and shallow channel subject to tidal forcing at the mouth.
		The dominant forcing for the hydrodynamic processes in the creek are semi-diurnal tides varying from 2.7 to 8.3 feet.
		The wetting and drying process during a tidal cycle in the upstream of the creek was successfully simulated in the model.
	environment.pnl.gov /projects/project_description.asp?id=307 (302 words)

	CONEY ISLAND - LoveToKnow Article on CONEY ISLAND
		S.E. of the S. end of Manhattan Island, U.S.A., on the S. shore of Long Island, from which it is separated by Gravesend Bay, Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island Creek, a tidalinlet, and a broad stretch of low salt marshes.
		The island is the westernmost of a chain of outlying sandbars that extends along the southern shore of Long Island for almost 10o m.; it is about 5 m.
		Adjacent to Manhattan Beach on the mainland, and separated from it by a narrow neck of Sheepshead Bay, lies the village of Sheepshead Bay, in which is the famous race track of the Coney Island Jockey Club.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/CONEY_ISLAND.htm (374 words)

	Coney Island
		Coney Island is a community of about 60,000 people on the Atlantic shore of Brooklyn, New York.
		Linguistically Coney Island is still an island: one is said to be "on" the island, not "in" Coney Island.
		The majority of the population of Coney Island resides in approximately thirty 18 to 24 story towers, mostly comprised of various forms of public housing.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/co/coney_island.html (938 words)

	Coney Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The (People living near one another) neighborhood called Coney Island is a community of 60,000 people in the western part of the peninsula, with Sea Gate to its west, and (additional info and facts about Brighton Beach) Brighton Beach and (additional info and facts about Manhattan Beach) Manhattan Beach to its east.
		In Coney Island's lowest years there was some incremental improvement in relatively small areas, notably the preservation and later the expansion of what had been the rides area at the back of the Feltman's property as Astroland.
		The cross streets in the Coney Island neighborhood proper are numbered with "West" prepended to their numbers, running from West 1st Street to West 37th Street at the border of Sea Gate.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/coney_island.htm (1419 words)

	Coney Island
		Actually, Coney Island is not an island at all but part of a peninsula that is joined by a narrow neck of land to the southernmost tip of the borough of Brooklyn (itself part of Long Island).
		The delicacies were nicknamed "Coney Island hots" and, later, "hot dogs" because of their supposed resemblance to dachshunds.
		Some observers attribute the slow decline of Coney Island to the advent of television and air-conditioning--two inventions that curtailed people's impulse, on hot summer nights, to flee their houses for entertainment and a cool sea breeze.
	freespace.virgin.net /julian.moseley/Dreamland/ConeyIsland.html (2900 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Neighborhoods by Christopher Bosch
		Coney Island saw the world's first roller coaster, invented the hot dog, and at one time housed a half-scale 15th-century German city populated by more than 300 midgets from around the continent.
		During its peak, Coney Island was a playground for the rich and poor alike, offering a novelty of attractions and debauchery that enticed drinkers, swindlers, outcasts, writers, politicians, businessmen, and immigrants, all of whom forgot their differences for a moment as they bathed in the light of the most spectacular amusement park in the world.
		In a sense, Coney Island was a microcosm of New York City, a place where cramped intensity allowed one to transcend the harsh reality of social caste.
	www.villagevoice.com /nyclife/0234,bosch,37578,15.html (788 words)

	coneyislandcreek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Coney Island Creek although it a very environmentally challenged estuary, it still provides a sanctuary for acquatic birds.These photos were taken on the creek in Sept 2003 on UD's Eco-Cruise- Discover NY/NJ Harbor's Hidden Estuaries on National Estuaries Day.
		Charles Denson is a Coney Island native and author of the award-winning book “Coney Island: Lost and Found.” His interest in the preservation and restoration of urban creeks and wetlands evolved into a new book in progress: “Politics of Pollution: The Story of Coney Island Creek.” advance reg.
		The headwaters on the far left marks the point where the creek was filled- in during the turn of century attaching Coney "Island" to the mainland of Brooklyn.
	www.urbandivers.org /coneyislandcreek.html (413 words)

	AllRefer.com - Coney Island, United States (Miscellaneous U.S. Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Coney Island[kO´nE] Pronunciation Key, beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean.
		The tidal creek that once separated the island from the mainland has been filled in, making the area a peninsula.
		Although it remains a popular attraction, Coney Island has declined considerably since its heyday in the 1920s and 30s; its residents are the poor and elderly.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/ConeyIsl.html (274 words)

	Creative Time presents The Dreamland Artist Club 2005
		Coney Island became an affordable amusement for the middle class; they came to the beach in droves with bathing attire and pockets-full of nickels.
		Coney Island is now connected to the main part of Brooklyn, but it was formerly an actual island, separated from the main part of Brooklyn by Coney Island Creek.
		Coney Island’s boardwalk (the world’s longest) was the subject of the famous song "Under the Boardwalk," first popularized in 1964.
	www.creativetime.org /programs/archive/2005/dreamland/links.php (933 words)

	Coney Island Renaissance - Page 4 - Wired New York Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Coney Island does fine economically on sunny summer weekends, but it's deserted much of the rest of the year.
		SAM Coney Island LLC, which is comprised mostly of Vista Realty Partners in Manhattan, developed Linens ‘n’ Things late last year and expects to open the Staples next year.
		SAM Coney Island LLC purchased the lot in the urban renewal area at the intersection of Cropsey Avenue and Hart Place near Coney Island Creek for $325,000.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3055&page=4 (1507 words)

	The American Experience \| Coney Island \| People & Events \| Coney Island Gets Its Name
		A 1924 manuscript finds the answer in the pre-Columbian era, stating that the island was once inhabited by the Konoh, or Bear, tribe, a name that was eventually corrupted to become "Coney." Another theory traces the name to the arrival of Henry Hudson in New York Harbor in 1609.
		Since the Dutch word for rabbit was "konijn" and the island had a large population of wild rabbits, many have supposed this fact to have led to the name.
		There is considerable evidence, however, that the name Coney Island came into use in the first half of the 19th century, after a ferry service was instituted to carry passengers across Coney Island Creek, at the time a waterway separating the island from mainland Brooklyn.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/coney/peopleevents/pande06.html (534 words)

	Coney - Second Steeplechase. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Although the ocean had never come up to the park grounds before, the Ocean and Coney Island Creek to the east met as the entire Island was suddenly covered by one foot of sea water.
		Another natural disaster struck Coney Island and Steeplechase on Monday September 12, 1960, when heavy surf driven by the approaching Hurricane "Donna" and aided by high tides, came into the park.
		It had become downright dangerous to visit Coney Island during the early 1960's because of its proximity to low income housing complexes which had become breeding grounds for rival gangs of young toughs.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /coneyisland/articles/steeplechase2.htm (8349 words)

	outside.in - Coney Island
		Coney Island's oldest standing structure and the building where Harpo Marx made his stage debut in 1908 are among the historic sites endangered by a controversial makeover planned for the storied peninsula.
		Coney Island USA's Dick Zigun, who founded the Mermaid Parade and is a member of the board of the Coney Island Development Corp. among other things, has been involved in efforts to landmark a number of significant Coney Island structures and has been seeking a permanent home amidst the redevelopment that will take place.
		Coney Island was packed full of thrifty music fans for the 7th annual Siren Festival this weekend.
	outside.in /Coney_Island (1898 words)

	Coney Island -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Formerly an island, it was known to Dutch settlers as Konijn Eiland (“Rabbit Island”), which was presumably Anglicized as Coney Island.
		island in the Atlantic Ocean that comprises the southeasternmost part of New York state, U.S. The island lies roughly parallel to the southern shore of Connecticut, from which it is separated to the north by Long Island Sound.
		Most of the remainder of the island is residential, with suburbs, farms, and many summer resorts along the coasts.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9310801?tocId=9310801 (837 words)

	CONEY ISLAND - Online Information article about CONEY ISLAND
		Creek, a tidal inlet, and a broad stretch of See also:
		BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf.
		Brighton, the most popular amusement centre, to which the name Coney Island has come to be more especially applied.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COM_COR/CONEY_ISLAND.html (547 words)

	Coney Island News and Events
		Coney Island, USA is requesting fans of the Thunderbolt Roller Coaster to oppose demolition of this important "landmark" ride.
		Coney Island seems to have recovered from all the bad press last year (when someone died on the Super Himalaya ride) but the cold and wet weather made it two bad seasons in a row and businesses are hurting for money to pay their rent and their bills.
		If you missed that great documentary "Coney Island: America's Dreamland" on the Discovery Channel the first scheduled repeat date is Tuesday, June 20, 2000 at 8:00 PM (Eastern and Pacific) and again at 11:00 PM (Eastern and Pacific) as part of the Discovery Channel's 'On the Inside' series.
	www.echonyc.com /~dzigun/news2000.shtml (3708 words)

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		After decades of languishing in hazardous waste, the creek that flows along Coney Island’s shores is about to get cleaned up -- and become accessible again to local residents and the fish.
		Considered carcinogenic and closed off to the public, the creek became perhaps best known for its stench, and for its use as a dumping ground for bodies, most famously by mass-murderer Joel Rifkin.
		For Coney Island residents, it will mean less pollution both on the water and further inland.
	www.citylimits.org /content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=1237 (558 words)

	Coney Island - Movie List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		There are lots of shots around Coney Island, some along the Bowery and at the Parachute Jump; but few of the Tornado and Cyclone in action.
		Coney Island coasters can be seen in the background while men run on the beach.
		She takes the girl to Coney Island to ride the teacups, but the season hasn't opened and the rides are closed.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /coneyisland/articles/movielist.htm (2216 words)

	Coney Island on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Coney Island to reinvent itself with new draft plan.(Brief Article)
		Coney Island fixup is at N of the line.
		Three who died in Coney Island crash were `family' to teen supposed to be on flight.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/ConeyI1sl.asp (466 words)

	Coney Island - TheBestLinks.com - Atlantic Ocean, African-American, Disneyland, English language, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Coney Island - TheBestLinks.com - Atlantic Ocean, African-American, Disneyland, English language,...
		Coney Island, Atlantic Ocean, African-American, Disneyland, English language...
		It is also the location of the New York Aquarium since June 6th, 1957, on the former site of the Dreamland amusement park.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Coney_Island.html (997 words)

	KOG: The Creek Story by James D. Whitaker
		Coney Island isn’t really a true island; it was surrounded by water on three sides.
		It was an area smack in the middle of the dry rocks and the approaching water of the creek.
		I glanced at the far end of the creek, which was beset with sunken ships—old, wooden boats that we had dubbed “the Christopher Columbus ships.” There was also the old, yellow submarine that could barely be seen sticking out of the water at a full high tide.
	sapientia.hunter.cuny.edu /~3rdrail/2002_whitaker.html (5958 words)

	Coney Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Luna Park, Steeplechase, Dreamland—in their prime, the bygone amusement parks of Coney Island were a laboratory for the American imagination.
		Even the mayor made it all the way out for the opening of the ballpark in June, and he may have noticed that the rides are in sparkling repair, the streets are filled with people and the Nathan's hot dogs taste as good as ever.
		Coney Island as we know it was built on the power of juxtaposition: the pure, natural waters of the Atlantic foaming a stone's throw from dazzling monuments to artificiality; the brilliant blue sky opening above the cramped terrors of the horror house.
	www.timeoutny.com /features/306/306.ft.coney.html (999 words)

	Coney - Luna Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Whether it was a calculated move or not by Tilyou to increase competition and business at Coney Island, he knew he couldn't keep the talented pair in his employ for long.
		The most ambitious of all of Coney Island's spectacles for 1905 was Luna's "Fall of Port Arthur," which depicted the recent Russian-Japanese war.
		When Dundy found Thompson drunk as a skunk at a Coney Island bar, he would stride in and snatch the glass from his hand and hurl it to pieces against the floor.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /coneyisland/articles/lunapark.htm (10417 words)

	Sheepshead Bay - TheBestLinks.com - Fish, Peninsula, World War II, 1930s, ...
		Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter orignally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west.
		The bay itself was originally the easterly entrance to Coney Island Creek but filling of the central part of this waterway during the 1930s in conjunction with construction of the Shore Parkway portion of the Belt Parkway eliminated access to the creek.
		The community on the mainland shore of the bay is also known as Sheepshead Bay, while that on the Coney Island side is known as Manhattan Beach.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Sheepshead_Bay.html (258 words)

	Portfolio at NYU \| Best Of: The Ghost Ships of Coney Island Creek
		Before roads and subway lines were built across the creek, it was connected to Sheepshead Bay by a meandering marshland and shallow streams, making Coney Island truly an island.
		As for the wrecks in the creek, Mr.
		In 1962, much of the mouth of Coney Island Creek was filled with dredging spoils from the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, for what would become Calvert Vaux Park.
	www.journalism.nyu.edu /portfolio/bestof/2006/001853.html (900 words)

	District 47: Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Bensonhurst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Coney Island Beach, its amusement parks, aquarium, and events such as the annual Mermaid Parade continue to bring throngs to the community.
		Notwithstanding the significant efforts of local students and environmentalists to restore the salt marsh habitat, Coney Island Creek remains nearly stagnant and in need of clean up.
		The contaminated Brooklyn Union Gas (now Keyspan) property bordering the creek may be leaking into the creek and is scheduled for future remediation by the State Department of Environmental Conservation.
	www.nylcv.org /ecofiles/brooklyn/html/ccd47.htm (565 words)

	Coney Island
		Coney Island, beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean.
		Coney Island high: why a bunch of addicts and drug dealers are the best thing that ever happened to the boardwalk.
		Coney Island: what it meant to be American (The Record (Bergen County, NJ))
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0813193.html (377 words)

	NY/NJ Baykeeper: Protecting The Hudson-Raritan Estuary
		It is enfolded by New Jersey's Hudson County, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan and drains into the Lower New York Bay.
		Baykeeper is active with groups on Newtown Creek, an East River tributary, working on sewage treatment and groundwater contamination issues.
		Coney Island Creek enters it from the east.
	www.nynjbaykeeper.org /geography/geography_nybc.php (321 words)

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