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  Coney Island's Astroland to close for good - CNN.com

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  85 days ago in CARNY TOWN · Authority: 41

  Link: Coney Island's Astroland to close for good - CNN.com. The owner of Coney Island's Astroland said Thursday she is calling it quits and the historic amusement park will close for good on Sunday.
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  Astroland to Close for Good

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  87 days ago in ThrillNetwork Boards - Powered by vBulletin · Authority: 1

  At least the Cyclone & Wonder Wheel won't be affected. Coney Island's Astroland to close for good - CNN.com Coney Island's Astroland to close for good * Story Highlights * Owner of Coney Island's Astroland Carol Albert says she is calling it quits * Historic amusement park, opened in 1962 by Dewey Albert, to close Sunday * Other rides like Cyclone roller coaster and Wonder Wheel not part of Astroland * Problems arose with negotiating two-year lease contract with Thor Equities NEW YORK (AP) -- The owner of Coney Island's Astroland said Thursday she is calling it quits and the historic amusement park will close for good on Sunday. Carol Albert, whose family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half century, said she gave up on negotiating a two-year lease with Thor Equities after the developer missed a Thursday deadline to reply. Thor spokesman Stefan Friedman said the company is "extremely disappointed that Carol Albert has decided to give up on the future of Coney Island when her current lease isn't even up for a number of months." The park was under threat of closing a year ago, but Thor -- which owns the land under the park -- and Astroland agreed to a one-year lease extension. It was not clear if another last-minute reprieve was possible this year. Albert said she wanted a two-year lease this time, to cover the summers of 2009 and 2010, because her 300 employees needed more job security. Albert's father-in-law, Dewey Albert, unveiled the outer-space-themed Astroland park in 1962. For years, its future has been the focus of bickering among the developer, the ride operator and city officials. iReport.com: See photos of Astroland and Coney Island, present and past With two dozen rides on three acres, Astroland covers a large part of Coney Island. But many other rides, including the historic Cyclone roller coaster and Wonder Wheel, are not part of Astroland and are not affected by the announcement. PhotoSee photos of Papa Burger, Shoot the Freak and more from Coney Island » Albert sold the Astroland acreage to Thor Equities two years ago for $30 million and has said the rides would be dismantled and auctioned off when the park closed. Coney Island fans and community activists have accused the developer and the city of trying to gentrify the seedy neighborhood where the old rides sit alongside freak show attractions. iReport.com: Watch a quirky rally for inventor Garrett Morgan Thor had planned to break ground next year on a $1.5 billion complex including high-rise hotels and New York's first new roller coaster since the wooden Cyclone was built 75 years ago.
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  The Borrowed Blog: Weekly Roundup 1

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  88 days ago in Blog Hamptons - From Manhattan to Montauk, The Hottest Events Are Found at BlogHamptons.com · Authority: 3

  The Borrowed Blog: Weekly Roundup 1 World Spotlight The New York Times gets in-depth on the "pop clairvoyance" of John Zogby in his new book, “The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream.” Vanity Fair tallies up the outfits of Laura Bush and Cindy McCain at the RNC. Both rocked de la Renta, but only one racked up a whopping six-figure total...accessories included, of course. Spoil. Return. Repeat. Move over DINK's, The Charlotte Observer is bringing PANK's into the spotlight. Does this make us PANK's in Spanx? The genuinely buzzworthy, 8-page piece The New Yorker did on Alec Baldwin has 'My Name Is Earl' creator/executive producer Greg Garcia calling Baldwin a "psychotic narcissist" and jabbing back via Defamer. New Yorker's have until Sunday to say goodbye to Coney Island's Astroland. After 46 years, the amusement park will be closing its gates for good due to failed lease negotiations. Posted: September 05, 2008 at 06:49 PM by Lisa Wagner •
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  The Borrowed Blog: Weekly Roundup 1

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  88 days ago in Blog Hamptons - From Manhattan to Montauk, The Hottest Events Are Found at BlogHamptons.com · Authority: 3

  The Borrowed Blog: Weekly Roundup 1 World Spotlight The New York Times gets in-depth on the "pop clairvoyance" of John Zogby in his new book, “The Way We’ll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream.” Vanity Fair tallies up the outfits of Laura Bush and Cindy McCain at the RNC. Both rocked de la Renta, but only one racked up a whopping six-figure total...accessories included, of course. Spoil. Return. Repeat. Move over DINK's, The Charlotte Observer is bringing PANK's into the spotlight. Does this make us PANK's in Spanx? The genuinely buzzworthy, 8-page piece The New Yorker did on Alec Baldwin has 'My Name Is Earl' creator/executive producer Greg Garcia calling Baldwin a "psychotic narcissist" and jabbing back via Defamer. New Yorker's have until Sunday to say goodbye to Coney Island's Astroland. After 46 years, the amusement park will be closing its gates for good due to failed lease negotiations. Posted: September 05, 2008 at 06:41 PM by Lisa •

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