New $30M Concert Venue for Coney Island?

Another day, another Coney Island story. Today's news is a possible new "world-class" outdoor concert ampitheater that would replace the little bandshell in Coney's Asser Levy Park. The 5,000 seat venue would cost $30M-$35M and is being proposed by Borough President Marty Markowitz and local Council Member Domenic Recchia Jr. There is no community response as of yet, but one might count on hearing some, given that thousands of people would live within earshot of a new venue in the highrises surrounding the park. The park has hosted a fairly low key summer concert series since 1991, but bringing in bands that do the outdoor summer concert circuit--everyone from Gwen Stefani and Bloc Party to Poison--would certainly take things to an entirely different level both crowd and decibel-wise.