Pols, civic leaders want Coney Island shootings to stop
Demand action from City Hall, NYPD
A coalition of civic leaders, clergy members, elected officials and everyday residents came together on Monday to demand action from City Hall to combat increasing gun violence in Coney Island.
There have been four shootings in Coney Island in the past week, according to Councilmember Mark Treyger (D-Coney Island-Gravesend-parts of Bensonhurst), who organized a press conference to shed light on the serious danger residents are facing. This year to date, there have been 12 shootings, Treyger said.
Treyger and other advocates said there are specific steps the city should be taking to make residents’ lives safer.
Standing outside the Coney Island Houses on Surf Avenue and West 30th Street, Treyger and state Sen. Diane Savino (D-Coney Island-parts of Bensonhurst-Staten Island) said something has to be done.