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Coney Island
Newest Review: ... had to backtrack to Atlantic Avenue station, from where I could get a train to Coney Island. The trip on through Brooklyn was lengthy, and I really began to appreciate the size of this borough. All the neighbourhoods that passed below looked like very pleasant areas. There are lots of diverse groups in the borough, with shop and restaurant signs reflecting local populations; Poles, Italians, Jewish and in Coney Island itself; Russians. Now, about Coney Island… It used to be an island, but was joined to Long Island with landfill after the civil war. There is a long beach, with a 2 mile boardwalk stretching its length. A boardwalk is simi... more |
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Coney Island: Wanna taste some clam? (1434 words)
by Cargill - written on 03.11.04 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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There is more to New York than Manhattan. True, Manhattan has it all; Times Square, Broadway, The Empire State Building, Bloomingdales and Central Park, but how many visitors get beyond the East River, to the other boroughs? Guidebooks focus on the Manhattan attractions, so many tourists just don’t realise what Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx have to offer. Errr…. That’s the other thing. When we hear Brooklyn or Bronx mentioned, we don’t want to know. We’ve heard bad stories, of ghettos, drug crime, shootings and areas where even the police don’t go. Well, sure, there are going to be a few no-go areas in the World’s second largest city, but I’ve not ...
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