Land Use & Zoning

This is a land use map showing each lot in Coney Island classified in different colors to show use types: residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, open space and public facilities. 

• Most notably, 46% of the vacant land use by area is open space, mostly due to the beachfront

• 14% of lots are multi-family elevator buildings and 12% of the land is used for transportation and utility.

• There are 67 total acres of vacant land. This includes open parking facilities and actual vacant land with no current use.
  24% of the vacant land is zoned for commercial use, 40% for manufacturing, and 36% residential.

• Thinking further about opportunities, 47% of the vacant land is owned by the City. 40% is privately owned. The publicly owned vacant land poses an immense opportunity for community-led development of these spaces, and organizing around thwarting development that does not reflect the needs and values of those in the community.

• As 47% of the vacant land is owned by the City, 61% of that is zoned for manufacturing uses, 26% commercial, and 13% residential. These lots highlight key areas for further use and for community vision from land transfer from the City.