Coney Island to get $1 million makeover ahead of summer season

"Mayor Zohran Mamdani has officially launched a new Business Improvement District for the famed waterfront neighborhood, backed by a first-year operating budget of up to $1 million aimed at cleaner streets, stronger small businesses and a more polished boardwalk experience before summer crowds roll in. The mayor signed the certificate of incorporation on Sunday, calling the new BID "a new era of investment" for a neighborhood that attracts more than 5 million visitors each year."

"Plans include supplemental sanitation, landscaping and marketing along Surf and Mermaid Avenues, the neighborhood's primary commercial arteries. That means power-washing shared spaces, adding seasonal lighting, rolling out new promotional campaigns and installing details like potted plants to brighten up storefront blocks. The city says the funding builds on more than $850,000 already invested in Coney Island for merchant organizing and commercial revitalization."

A new Business Improvement District in Coney Island launches with a first-year operating budget of up to $1 million to improve cleanliness, storefronts and the boardwalk experience. The BID targets supplemental sanitation, landscaping, marketing and merchant support along Surf and Mermaid Avenues to prepare for heavy summer visitation. Planned measures include power-washing, seasonal lighting, promotional campaigns and storefront plantings to brighten commercial corridors. The initiative builds on over $850,000 already invested in merchant organizing and commercial revitalization, will join citywide BID networks, and aims to begin operations by July 2026.

Read at Time Out New York