this is the boardwalk at coney island, new york. we were there almost 2 weeks ago and it was so very cold, windy and rainy. still, we had fun!
the lady and pink and husband (i assume) were watching what was going on in the blue building to the left. there seemed to be some kind of emergency, with an ambulance crew arriving...
getting to coney island from new york city is easy, you just take the subway to the very end. i forgot which one. there are 2 lines, i think. it takes pretty long, but at least that means that the 2.50 subway fare is taking you real far! there are about 3 miles of sandy beaches here, but we never saw them "in use", as we never managed to be there during really warm weather (somehow it always rains when we are in coney island). i guess it can become pretty crowded then!
hurricane sandy (already 7 months ago!) damaged quite a bit of the boardwalk, especially a bit further down. so far, 270 million dollar has been spent to restore the 8 beaches of new york, and another 386 million is available in the years to come for further repairs...
