BY ROSE ADAMS
It’s the Taco Bell of the ball!
Hungry revelers will
soon be able to hit the dance
floor with a Double Cheesy
Gordito Crunch in hand,
when the festive fast food
chain Taco Bell opens a new
storefront that serves booze
and dance beats alongside
its signature Mexican eats,
at Coney Island’s Surf Avenue
this summer.
The new eatery on the corner
of W. 12th Street plans to
be open until 2 am on weeknights
and 4 am on weekends,
boasting a 10-by-10-foot
dance floor, and serving up
beer, wine, and sangria, and
liquor-infused slushies.
Some community members
have expressed concern
about the boozy fast-food
restaurant’s close proximity
to PS 90, where elementaryaged
youngsters will attend
class just a quarter-mile
away from the rum-filled
slushie and Beefy Fritos
Burrito emporium.
“Those kids will wind up
in that Taco Bell,” said Orlando
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Mendez. “Even though
they will not likely be served
alcohol there, I don’t think
they need to witness the consumption
and possibility of
intoxicated customers.”
Others celebrated the
news, saying that the boozy
fast food establishment — located
one block west of the
Cyclone — is a perfect fit
for the neighborhood once
known as Sodom by the Sea.
“I’m happy about it,” said
Dick Zigun, the founder of
the non-profit Coney Island
USA. “It fits right in there.”
A representative from
Taco Bell confirmed that
the restaurant was opening
this summer, but did not disclose
any details regarding
its plans for the dimunitive
dance floor and possible special
events.
Live más! A new Taco Bell coming to Coney Island may feature a 10-by-10-foot dance fl oor.
Photo illustration by Meg Capone / John Napoli
Hot Salsa!
Taco Bell with booze and a dance
fl oor to open in Coney Island
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Making Sense of the Census
Julie Menin, Director of NYC
Census 2020 and Isha Sumner, Census
2020 Manager at Garifuna Community
Services.
With less than a month until
New Yorkers complete the census,
NYC Census 2020 is pulling out all
the stops.
On February 11th, we held more
than 60 civil rights-style teach-ins in
all five boroughs as part of “Teachin
Tuesday.” At the teach-ins, New
Yorkers learned about the history of
the census and how it helps distribute
billions of dollars for education,
healthcare, job training, infrastructure,
affordable housing and more.
Attendees were also asked to volunteer
to help the city’s Get Out The
Count campaign, beginning when
the Census Bureau’s self-response
website goes live in mid-March.
Every community has its own
unique interests that relate to the
census, and the teach-ins give us
the opportunity to connect and address
questions about everything
from privacy concerns to impacted
programs.
One of the community groups
that participated in the Teach-in
was Garifuna Community Services
(GSC), an organization that was
awarded funding through NYC Census’s
Complete Count Fund, a community
program that is focused on
census-related education and organizing.
The goal of the awards program
is to ensure full participation
in the 2020 Census by supporting a
large network of local communitybased
organizations considered
messengers of important and sensitive
information within New York
City’s diverse communities. To ensure
their community is counted,
GCS is participating in community
workshops, conducting a Census
Know Your Rights Forum before immigration
intake sessions, knocking
doors, and more. For communities
like the Garifuna, the census
also serves as an organizing tool for
self-determination and visibility for
their community. Garifuna community
members will check “Black”
for race and will write in their Garifuna
indigenous descent.
The stakes could not be higher.
In 2010, only 61.9% of New Yorkers
self-responded; the national average
was 76%. To ensure members of the
Garifuna community are counted
— as well as all New Yorkers — we
must do better, and we only get one
chance.
NYC, let’s make it count!
New Yorkers can begin filling out
the Census online on March 12, 2020
at my2020census.gov.
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