Coney Island plans race onto the superhighway.The Coney Island Coney Island (kō`nē), beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean. Development Corporation announced the creation of a new website to provide information on CIDC CIDC Central Institute for Animal Disease Control (The Netherlands) CIDC Cornell Institute for Digital Collections CIDC Criminal Investigation Command (US Army) and its progress in the redevelopment of the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. The Web site, www.thecidc.org, provides information about CIDC and Coney Island, progress reports, press releases and publications. It also provides interested individuals or organizations a means to contact CIDC for more information. "Mayor Bloomberg is committed to working with all stakeholders in the City's vital and diverse neighborhoods to improve them for residents, businesses and visitors," said Joshua J. Sirefman, CIDC president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , New York City Economic Development Corporation Overview New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a non-profit local development corporation that promotes economic growth across New York City's five boroughs. . "By establishing this website, we ensure that all interested parties will be kept abreast of our progress as we move forward with our plans to develop this unique waterfront, attract diverse new businesses and transform Coney Island into a year-round visitor destination." The Coney Island Development Corporation was formed in September 2003 with a mandate to create a comprehensive, viable plan to promote a more diversified business community and better employment opportunities. It consists of thirteen members appointed by Bloomberg, the City Council and the borough president Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. . Each serves a two-year term. The thirteen-member group met in November to begin the comprehensive planning "Comprehensive Plan" is a term used by land use planners to describe a set of goals and policies developed by a municipality to accommodate future growth. Typically the comprehensive plan will look at estimated growth within a specific time period, for example, 20 years. process for Coney Island and create a coordinated economic development strategy. "Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood and its beach, boardwalk, aquarium and KeySpan Park are major summer destinations for the borough and citywide residents," said Brooklyn Borough President Many Markowitz. "A website is a viable tool that will broaden CIDC's reach as well as attract economic investment and year-round tourism to Coney Island and its surrounding neighborhoods." Earlier this year, EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. issued a request for proposals on behalf of CIDC for a consultant or team of consultants to complete a strategic development plan for Coney Island. |
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