This is your roller coaster on drugs

JUST DAYS BEFORE THE LEASES EXPIRED, Thor Equities, the realtors who gobbled up Coney Island’s thuggy-but-fun Astroland, ran into a roadblock named Bloomberg. The Mayor unveiled a plan that will transform Coney Island into a year-round entertainment destination (read South Street Seaport) with seaside attractions (read: miniature golf) and a stronger residential community (read: zillion-dollar condos.) The Mayor also gave an additional $50 million to implement the plan after previously pledging $23 million. Combined with the Brooklyn Borough President’s $7 [...]
Posted in The City on November 21st, 2007 |
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