Coney Islanders outraged by Kaiser Park ferry plan
Waterfront traffic will ruin fishing, residents charge
A small but vocal group of Coney Island residents held a rally on Saturday to protest a proposal to put a ferry landing at the Kaiser Park pier in their neighborhood, charging that having ferries coming and going all day long will ruin their quiet oasis and bring an abrupt end to fishermen’s enjoyment of the waterfront.
“This is not going to happen. We won’t let it happen,” said Larry Whitaker, a lifelong Coney Island resident. “I fish here. I crab here,” he added.