Coney island

Coney Island is far from Manhattan. And not just because of the long journey needs to be done by subway. It is far because it is simply another world. It is a colorful space, mixing games, beach, fast food places and souvenirs. Someone said there "popular culture"? It is one of the most famous amusement areas in the United States, although the real estate threaten to end his current appearance.

To get to Coney Island, the easiest way is the subway. Lines D, F, N and Q to the left about three blocks from the beach. If you are in Manhattan, for example in the area near Penn Station, they can take around 80 minutes to arrive there. The trip will allow them to see much of Brooklyn, because the subway is no longer underground and is high in relation to the street, as also happens in Queens.

Just down the Metro system, will meet soon with local original Nathan's Famous, one of the first successful fast food chains in the United States. The strength of the chain have always been the hotdogs / Pancho, although there is enough seafood. The beer is not expensive, and can be purchased until Killian's. One of the heavier dishes is the corndog, a sausage wrapped in a mass based on corn, and that is what I have to eat heavier than ever. Incidentally, today's Nathan is a good part of the United States. For example, in courtyards of many meals of shopping malls.

From there, to no more than two blocks is the promenade and the beach, and the area of playgrounds. Everything has a tone completely outdated. Coney Island looks more like a museum of fun, and it lies much of its charm, in which access to a glorious past and decadent today. Especially because all the parks have been purchased by a construction company, which for years tries to make a number of buildings and condominiums in the area, which would completely change the look of Coney Island. Thus, an area popular and mass change his profile in a district populated by high-income people. Are aligned with Manhattan, which for years has been transformed into a place where you can only live if your salary board many zeros. A summary somewhat complicated further on the subject at the entrance on Coney Island in Wikipedia. While stating that the theme parks no longer open this year, now operating as usual. But going to know for how long will be there.

To download the heavy meal Nathan's, can walk through the wide promenade, or take a walk around the pier. There are going to find at all times to many fishermen, even under the summer sun fuertísimo New Yorker. The public toilets are a separate item; are clean, but everything in it is built like a prison. The toilets, urinals and toilets are aluminum, and insured so that hardly can steal.

The good news is that Coney Island is still a space where we can walk without having to spend too much. And in these times until we can stick a dip. But on weekends the place is packed with people, so on weekdays will be more relaxed.