Plastic bags blow down the empty boardwalk; the only sound is the crack of penants flying above the shuttered snack bars.
Whilst the future of Coney Island's attractions is unclear, it seems some have already been dismantled:
Yesterday was the first cold day of autumn here. As the sea breeze whipped around my head, I pulled my fluffy cashmere scarf up to my ears and tried not to scuttle for the warmth of the subway back to Manhattan. It was sunny though at 5pm and I took photograph after photograph before my fingers froze and I succumbed to Nathan's Famous.
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