The City Planning Commission unanimously approved the 47-acre Coney Island rezoning plan today, despite critics' complaints about the size of the amusement district, the affordable housing qualifications and the Wonder Wheel Way that would connect major attractions. The Village Voice's Runnin' Scared blog even notes that one group marched out and chanted in protest following the vote. Here are the details of the rezoning that you'll have to study if you want to be up-to-speed on the next decade of Coney Island battles. Not everyone at once, please. [Runnin' Scared]
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