"Coney Island is not actually an island, but a small peninsula that hangs from the southernmost edge of Brooklyn. It is easily accessible from the city’s other boroughs and points inside Brooklyn by car and by subway. The peninsula contains several distinct neighborhoods: the private residential community of Sea Gate on the western tip, Manhattan Beach at the far eastern edge, and Brighton Beach and Coney Island in the middle." http://www.vanalen.org/competitions/ConeyIsland/background.htm
