The excellent Coney blog Kinetic Carnival, which covers Coney like no other, is reporting that the popular Coney Island fishing pier “could be closed off to the public as early as end of this June. And the boardwalk end of Labor Day.” KC writes:

The city had originally planned to begin repairs on the strip of businesses where Ruby’s Bar, Cha Cha’s and Lola Staar sit. But after speaking with various owners in a meeting a couple of weeks ago, they decided to start with the pier and then to continue with the remaining parts of the boardwalk right after the Labor Day weekend. The city had advised business operators to close up for the winter on the Tuesday following that weekend to allow for the work to begin. However Ruby Bar is hoping to stay open until October considering the uncertainty of the city’s actual plans since they keep hearing things and things don’t happen.

There is a check presentation today with some state money for the repair project. The timing has not been confirmed by the Parks Department.