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Coney Island is a peninsula in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City
Coney Island is a peninsula in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City
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Coney Island's Astroland to bite the dust
Associated PressThe owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits. Carol Albert -- whose family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half century -- says she has told employees it will permanently close on Sunday. In a...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Theme Park Vacations
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Coney Island's Astroland to close for good on Sunday
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 nearly a half-century, said she gave up on...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure, Auction Service, New York
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NY Coney Island's Astroland owner calls it quits
Associated Press WriterThe owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits _ and this time she says it's for real. Carol Albert _ whose family has owned the rides by the Brooklyn boardwalk for almost a half century _ said Thursday that she told...Tags: Employees, Emergency Incidents, New York
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Coney Island's Astroland to close
The owner of Coney Island's landmark Astroland amusement park is calling it quits. Carol Albert says she has told employees the park will permanently close Sunday. Her family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half-century. Albert says she...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Theme Park Vacations
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Coney Island's famed Astroland closing Sunday
ryan.chatelain@am-ny.comFor nearly 50 years, it's been the main attraction along Coney Island's famed boardwalk, but on Sunday the fun's over at Astroland. Co-owner Carol Hill Albert said she's giving up on extending the park's lease after multiple attempts to work out a deal...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Theme Park Vacations
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Attendance at NYC beaches down for the summer
It hasn't exactly been a summer to remember at the city's beaches. The Parks Department said there were 9 million visitors this year, compared to 20 million in 2006. At Coney Island, there were 4.5 million visitors this year, compared to 8.6 million...Tags: Beach Vacations
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Is the ride at Coney Island really over this time?
Associated Press WriterThis summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But years of back-and-forth bickering among a developer, city officials and ride operators over the park's future leaves residents wondering _ is the closure threat real...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Employees, Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure, Theme Park Vacations
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Man gulps 11.5 pounds, wins Ohio chili contest
A man nicknamed "Humble Bob" stuffed himself with 11.5 pounds of a local specialty called chili-spaghetti in only about 10 minutes to claim victory in a holiday eating contest.
Bob Shoudt won $2,500 at the inaugural Skyline Chili Spaghetti eat-off Monday...Tags: New York, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Ohio
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Amusement park owner threatens to shut down Coney Island rides _ but is this time for real?
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But years of back-and-forth bickering among a developer, city officials and ride operators over the park's future leaves residents wondering — is the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Employees, Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure, New York
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Coney Island rides may end -- for real, this time?
This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But is it for real, this time? In recent years, the redevelopment of the area has been on a seemingly endless roller-coaster ride into the future, amid bickering...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Employees, Emergency Incidents, Tourism and Leisure, New York
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Nation's biggest kosher supermarket opens in NYC
Associated Press WriterThe nation's biggest kosher supermarket opened in Brooklyn this week, hoping to bring a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods-style experience to the city's tens of thousands of observant Jews. Pomegranate, which sprawls over 20,000 square feet at the corner of...Tags: Woody Allen, Groceries, Food Industry, Long Island, New York
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