Opening of Amphitheater at Coney Island announced for July, 2016
Outdoor entertainment has a new home in Coney Island, with the long-awaited Amphitheater finally scheduled to open on the Boardwalk come summer.
The 5,000-seat open-air venue, said to be the first of its kind in the tri-state area, will host a mix of concerts, family shows, sports, comedy and multicultural events, and become the new permanent home of the free Seaside Summer Concert Series, according to Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (BSE).
Given the green light by City Council back in 2013, the project was spearheaded by former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, who was looking for a permanent home for his Seaside Summer Concerts, a free series he launched when he was a state senator, and which for years was held in Asser Levy Park, but which lost the venue after nearby residents and worshippers at two adjacent synagogues successfully sued over noise levels .