Coney Island to lay off 285 employees


On Monday, the Business Courier’s Erin Caproni broke the news that Coney Island was shutting down it rides as it focuses on the water side of the historic amusement park.

On Tuesday, park management announced it would lay off 13 full-time and 272 seasonal employees in the wake of the changes. That’s according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the state, a requirement for major workforce reductions and plant closings. The notice, written by president and…

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