The Coney Island land grab, buy back saga continues with the Bloomberg administration looking to purchase 10.5 acres of property in Coney Island…property that Thor Equities owns. Devloper Joe Sitt is said to be “ready to give up” on his …
Entries Tagged as 'coney island'
NYC Attempting to Clean Up the Sitt
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, joe sitt, news
NYC Snaps Up Part of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park
October 15th, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, joe sitt, news
A major blow to Thor Equities came today as the city of New York purchased a one acre piece of Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park for $11 million. Thor Equities had been “in contract” to buy the same piece of land …
Coney Island/Astroland Video
October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, videos
I haven’t gotten around to making that Astroland trip report since I’ve been busy lately, however, I did manage to whip up this video of my most recent trip to Coney Island. It features a lot of Astroland’s rides and Coney Island attractions in a video set to “Feels Like …
Goodbye Astroland
September 7th, 2008 · No Comments · coney island, rambling
Astroland Amusement Park closed on Sunday and as far as everyone knows, it’s for good. Unlike last year, another year’s lease simply did not come to fruition. It’s sad seeing a piece of Coney Island history closing, especially when the lot may very well sit …
