Work on the Coney Island Parachute Jump
            Over the past few months I have gotten several questions about the Parachute Jump.  Many people have visited Coney or been driving on the highway and not seen it on the horizon.  Well, fear not!  The Parachute Jump is going through a rehabilitation of sorts.  Funds were recently uncovered in a campaign spearheaded by Brooklyn Borough President Mary Markowitz for a restoration of "Brooklyn's Eiffel Tower."  Currently the famous attraction is being strengthened by new steel where necessary and completed sandblasted and repainted.  With any luck it will be towering above the beaches of Coney Island within a few months.  There are some rumors that long-term there are plans to rehabilitate and re-open the ride.  Whether that happens or not still remains to be seen, but it is great that such a great landmark of New York City is being cared for.  A few pictures are below (click on them for higher-res. images).

 

 

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