The only place I eat in Coney island is close to MCI park the home of the cyclones. Name of it is Garjulio's 2911 West 15 street. Not a mob hang out unless I happen to be eating there. I like the place go there after watching a game or before the game.
Dunno if you remember "Carolina", a block away from Gargiulo's. It wasn't as fancy a place but the food was the absolute best!
Way back in 1976, my ex and I had some friends visit us and they wanted to try some Brooklyn Italian food. I figured I'd get some takeout from Carolina and then get some pizza from Spumoni Gardens (a short distance away) and give my friends a real treat. One thing I didn't think of .... it was the weekend that Carlo Gambino was being waked. Since the funeral home wasn't far from these two restaurants they were both MOBBED (no pun intended). My friends ended up getting treated to Brooklyn Chinese food.
