Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster and Coney Island Parachute Jump RFP

In accordance with Section 1-13 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) is issuing, as of the date of this notice, a significant Request for Proposals (RFP) for the renovation, operation & maintenance of the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster and the management and maintenance of the Coney Island Parachute Jump, in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 1:00pm. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting.

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Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the proposed concession site, (Block #8697 & Lot #4) (Licensed Premises), at Surf Avenue and West 10th Street, Brooklyn.

All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Friday, November 13, 2026 at 3:00 pm.

Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained at no cost, by contacting Andrew Coppola, Deputy Director of Concessions at (212) 360-3454 or at Andrew.Coppola@parks.nyc.gov, commencing Friday, October 2, 2026 through Friday, November 13, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and Holidays, at the Concessions Division of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065.

The RFP is also available for download, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Friday, November 13, 2026, on Parks website. To download the RFP, visit 
http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities and click on the Concessions Opportunities at Parks link. Once you have logged in, click on the download link that appears adjacent to the RFPs description.

For more information or if you cannot attend the remote proposer meeting, prospective proposers may contact Andrew Coppola, Deputy Director of Concessions at (212) 360-3454 or at Andrew.Coppola@parks.nyc.gov. Deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, speech-disabled, or late-deafened people who use text telephones (TTYs) or voice carry-over (VCO) phones can dial 711 to reach a free relay service, where specially trained operators will relay a conversation between a TTY/VCO user and a standard telephone user. Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).