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Hurricanes Charge High Price For Oceanfront Property–
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — The feeling that something is very wrong on Coney Island sets in somewhere before Brighton Beach, the heavily Russian neighborhood in Southeast Brooklyn. No traffic lights were working on Wednesday in that area. The few open storefronts were occupied by beleaguered-looking people tried to sweep water out of their businesses.
On the boardwalk that stretches from Brighton Beach to Coney Island, barely any of the boards are visible anymore, replaced by a thick layer of sand brought in by Hurricane Sandy. People in groups of one or two wander the boardwalk slowly, taking pictures of the destruction at places like Tatiana Restaurant, where the awning has completely come off. Its owners were spraying it down with water on Wednesday, trying to get the sand off.
The mood grows grimmer on the way to Coney Island, where the water line on the businesses next to the boardwalk is at least four feet high and the famous amusement park is shuttered. The New York Aquarium’s parking lot is covered with slick, greasy mud, and workers there were so harried on Wednesday that they couldn’t talk at all. Coney Island had no electricity as of Wednesday afternoon. Residents in Coney say they have friends who no longer have access to food or shelter as a result of the storm, there have been reports of looting, and the Sea Gate community was almost demolished. READMOREHERE
