A Brooklyn judge issued an temporary injunction today that could have signaled doom for Borough President Marty Markowitz’s $64 million Coney Island amphitheater project for Coney Island and his longtime summer concert series there.

Judge Kenneth Sherman sided with two Brooklyn synagogues and their worshipers, who last month sued Markowitz and the city to stop the summer concerts that have been held at Asser Levy Park since 1991. He said the concerts can’t continue violating a city law prohibiting amplified sound within 500 feet of religious institutions and schools when services are taking place.

But the mayor plans to sign into law a new bill he pushed through the City Council this past week that allows Markowitz’s shows to go on. The bill, which Bloomberg plans to sign before Markowitz’s summer series kick off July 15, temporarily allows amphitheaters, open-air bandshells and stadiums to get permits to host concerts — even if they aren’t covered by the 500-foot rule. A permanent solution would be ironed out after the bill expires in 90 days, officials said.

Sea Breeze Jewish Center and Temple Beth Abraham are across the street from the existing bandshell at Asser Levy Park, and both say they host services daily.

Opponents yesterday charged the city is changing the law to suit Markowitz and his concerts.

Markowitz, however, said the new rules will prevent “the attempted cynical use by some” of the 500-foot rule to “hold these shows hostage to an agenda to stop” his amphitheater project.

(Source: NY Post)