Pat Auletta Pier (Brooklyn)
Present name:None. Commonly known as Steeplechase Pier
Location:Pier on the south side of the Riegelmann Boardwalk between West 19th Street and West 16th Street.
Honoree: Pat Auletta and his wife Nettie were city concessionaires on Coney Island Beach for 40 years. Pat was long known as the unofficial mayor of Coney Island. He was chairman of the Parks Committee of Community Board 13 and president of the Brooklyn Borough Sports League. He funded a sanldot baseball league, one of whose graduates was Sandy Koufax. He was at one time also operator of the City's Abe Stark Skating Rink. He died on November 16, 1991 at the age of 79.
LL:1992/90