This from New York 1:

When New Yorkers think of Coney Island, they think of the summer – the
beach, the boardwalk, the rides – but now the city has plans to attract
visitors to the area during the winter too.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a sneak peak of the city’s plans for
re-developing Coney Island last week, and now it has been confirmed
that those plans include a 40,000 square foot skating rink that would
be bigger than Wollman Rink in Central Park.

The rink would be built at the base of the Wonder Wheel and will be converted into a sailing pond in the summer.