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• Atomische : Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008 / 2008

  
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  Atomische  : Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008 / 2008
  14 hours ago

• Flint Video: Gerry Godin Returns to Buick City

  
  Flint Expatriates — Authority: 130
  In June 2009, Gerry Godin, the publisher of All Things Buic k , gave me a tour of Oak Park near the former site of Buick City, where he worked for 25 years. We spent the rest of the day driving around town in his Park Avenue, eating lunch at Angelos, and touring the "Hardwood" Smith House. Read all about it here .
  19 hours ago

• ISO: Amusement Park Operator (Ask For Mike B.)

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 747
  Now that it has seven acres of Coney Island beachfront property in its mitts, the city isnt wasting time gearing up for next summer. In addition to inviting Lola Staar to return, today the...
  1 day ago

• Deal Has Coney Island Merchants Smiling

  
  The Brooklyn Ink — Authority: 525
  Christopher Alessi on a new plan to develop Coney Island—one that has local merchants and residents hopeful for the future.
  2 days ago

• Sitt Still Bringing Vegas to Coney: Mayor Bloomberg and developer Joe Sitt...

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 680
  Mayor Bloomberg and developer Joe Sitt put on their happy faces today at a press conference announcing their peace treaty/Coney Island land deal, and The Real Deal got in a few words with the Sittster . Whats he planning on doing with the acres he didnt sell to the city? "We have to redo all of our plans, but we ...
  2 days ago

• City Buys Coney Property, Will Sheepshead Bay Benefit?

  
  Sheepshead Bites — Authority: 136
  News broke yesterday that the city has successfully negotiated the purchase of almost seven acres in the heart of the Coney Island amusement district from developer Joe Sitt. The deal opens the doors for Mayor Bloomberg’s plans to revive the ‘hood into a year-round destination with high-rise hotels, restaurants, ...
  2 days ago

• City Buys Sitt Land, But Coney Future Still Hazy

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 747
  It was, Mayor Bloomberg said more than once, "a day people probably thought never would arrive." After more than a year of negotiations and at least one false positive, the mayor and devel...
  2 days ago

• Seeking Revival, City to Buy Land in Coney Island

  
  Going Coastal — Authority: 129
  After a year of ultimatums, threats and stop-and-go talks, the Bloomberg administration has agreed to pay $95.6 million to a developer for seven acres in the heart of Coney Island, according to executives on both sides of the negotiations. It is a crucial step forward for the city’s vision of turning the faded and ...
  3 days ago

• NYC Buys 7 Acres of Coney Island

  
  Going Coastal — Authority: 129
  The city is now set to buy nearly seven acres of land at Coney Island from a Manhattan development firm, for more than $95-million.Negotiations over the property stalled over the summer. Now, the city’s expected to begin work to transform the waterfront into a year-round destination. Dick Zigun, who runs the Coney ...
  3 days ago

• Taxpayers get hosed at Coney Island

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 591
  From Curbed : Sitt spent just over $90 million acquiring the Coney land in 2005, and for years has halfheartedly pursued his own redevelopment plan while evicting businesses and demanding upwards of $140 million from the city for the 10.5 acres Bloomberg wanted. Nastiness has reigned on both sides, and in the end ...
  3 days ago

• City Purchases Chunk of Joe Sitts Coney Island Property

  
  mcbrooklyn — Authority: 133
  Today, Save Coney Island spokesman Juan Rivero issued a statement in response to the news that New York City has purchased a key portion of real-estate speculator Joe Sitt’s land in the historic Coney Island amusement area for $95.7 million: “The Citys purchase today of 7 acres of land for a ...
  3 days ago

• Sitt Squeezes City for $95.6 Million

  
  Bay Ridge Journal — Authority: 133
  The New York Times reports that the Bloomberg administration and developer Joe Sitt, after a long standoff, have closed a $95.6 million deal for 6.9 acres of land along the Coney Island Boardwalk between the Cyclone and Keyspan Park, which the city regards as crucial to its stalled Coney Island redevelopment plan.Sitt ...
  3 days ago

• CurbedWire: Trump Soho Goes Full Frontal, Coney Reaction

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 680
  SOHO— Holy Hudson Square! A tipster blows our little minds with the above photo and this note: "Ive been working across the street from this mess of a construction scene for 2 years, and finally, FINALLY, theyve taken down the plywood . As much as I hate Trump and the idea of this tower, it actually looks pretty ...
  3 days ago

• City to Buy 7 Acres of Coney Boardwalk Property from Sitt

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 747
  Its long been assumed that developer Joe Sitt, whos been letting his vast holdings in Coney Island go all to hell, has been holding out for the best price he can get from the city, which...
  3 days ago

• City to Buy 7 Acres in Coney Island, Hoping to Spark a Revival

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The Bloomberg administration has agreed to pay $95.7 million to a developer for land in the heart of the Coney Island amusement area.
  3 days ago

• Coney Island Land Deal Finally Sealed

  
  Curbed NY — Authority: 680
  The Coney Island catfight is finally over: The city has come to an agreement with land baron Joe Sitt of Thor Equities to acquire seven of Sitts 12.5 total acres of prime Coney land (R.I.P. Astroland). The deal, to be announced at a press conference tomorrow, is necessary to push ahead with Mayor Bloombergs ...
  3 days ago

• Christina + Quentin’s Brooklyn Wedding

  
  Vintage Glam Weddings — Authority: 135
  Brooklyn is the epitome of coolness! Christina and Quentin got married at BAM , in the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s theater. They had their ceremony and reception there and and had their portraits taken in Coney Island, and hot dogs at Nathan, of course. The talented guys over at 3 Photographers shot their ...
  4 days ago

• Place No. 72, Pinks Hot Dogs. Seriously. And, 72A, Nathans Famous

  
  Mets Guy in Michigan — Authority: 106
  Is the World Series over yet? I’ve been hibernating, attempting to avoid exposure to the whole sordid affair. I did emerge and see a photo of ARod dressed in his Halloween costume. I’m assuming he was dressed as Rocky Balboa. Seriously, that had to be a costume, right? "Yo, Adrian! Trick or treat!" ...
  4 days ago

• Mortgage, Real Estate, and Attorney Fraud, Oh My!

  
  Sheepshead Bites — Authority: 136
  Twenty-three individuals were indicted in the Southern District of New York on allegations that they participated in an illegal scheme to defraud various banks and financial institutions by submitting fraudulent applications and supporting documentation for mortgages and home equity loans. As a result, the lenders ...
  4 days ago

• Diners choke on Nathan’s price hike: Hot dogs now cost $3.15

  
  Going Coastal — Authority: 129
  That’s one expensive weenie.The original Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island is charging $3.15 for a plain hot dog – a price many longtime customers are finding hard to swallow.“Wow, that’s steep,” said electrician Frank Lehman, 32, as he stopped by the popular Brooklyn eatery for lunch. “I had no idea they ...
  4 days ago

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