New York, NY —

Coney Island has been a resort destination and escape for New Yorkers for more than 100 years. It's been built, torn down and rebuilt over and over without much of a master plan. In its latest incarnation as the "peoples playground – Coney Island is set to change again. Most of the prime real estate has been purchased by a developer who wants to make the site into a modern, year round-entertainment destination. As the weather warms up and another season begins, WNYC’s Kathleen Horan went to the beach for a visit before it changes.