We Are Not Making This Up: Park Slope Mom Wants Summer Sublet in...Coney Island

Holy Mother of God. Somebody pinch us to make sure we're awake. A Park Slope mom left the following post on the Coney Island Message Board, which has got to be the ultimate triumph of optimism over reality or, at least, a sign of someone that is five-six years ahead of the curve. Here is it:

My family and I live in Park Slope and are considering spending the summer at Coney Island (we have gone upstate in the past but my kids have felt too isolated -- and I got to thinking that we have a great summer spot right here in Brooklyn). Of course, we could shuttle back-and-forth to the beach etc, but it's hard to drag kids and stuff on the subway everyday, so I've been wondering if summer sublets are ever available there and how best to find one (Craig's list or are there other ideas). Any advice from you insiders out there?...

Thanks!

PS - is there a public pool in the nabe or are there other pool options -- of course there's the beach but kids sometimes like a pool too when they can get one!

Some of the responses from the regulars at the message board include: "Holy sh*t, I cannot even believe what I just read" and "You're kidding, right?" In a more productive way, someone suggests Seagate, the gated community at the end of Coney Island.

It would be inappropriate to make a wisecrack like, "All this time, we thought the Park Slope crowd went to East Hampton," so we won't do that. We will simply say that some summer sublets are available in the Rockaways and in Brighton Beach and in Seagate, so why not Coney? In any case, Park Slope Mom's post will buck up a few spirits at Thor Equities in that it's proof that there's a market for what they're seeking to do in Coney Island in terms of hotels and time shares.

Just give it some time, Park Slope Mom, and you can be there.