Thanks to our Friend Tozi Moto who had sent me a email at 4 am about this story - - what are you doing up at that hour Tozi? Do I want to know - -
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON ....................... AGAIN................. to remain in Coney Island. Zamperla tried to bring in a few people from Miami to Run a New York City Boardwalk - the Famous Coney Island Boardwalk - IT WONT WORK - WE ARE NOT MIAMI. The boardwalk here is so different in so many ways but, I'm glad they have decided to back away... for now. They are getting ready to experience there first NY Winter as a business, Coney Cones, - on the boardwalk. Winter, as we know in New York can be harsh. As we saw last year with all the snow the Parks Department doesn't even clear the boardwalk and that makes it hard for a business to open in winter.
Here is the Post story by our friend Rich Calder: "Well that’s embarrassing!
After rudely giving them the boot, an Italian company tapped by the city to revive Coney Island will likely have to ask some longtime seaside businesses to come back — or risk a barren boardwalk, The Post has learned.
Zamperla USA had planned to replace seven boardwalk mainstays — including Ruby’s Bar and Grill — once their leases expire at the end of the month as part of a $5 million plan to create a more sanitized amusement strip. But a deal with a Miami Beach group to operate four sit-down eateries in the space appears to have fallen apart, sources said yesterday."
This is great news! Thank you Ruby's, Paul's Daughter, and the other Coney Island Boardwalk long time business' for hanging in there against tremendous pressure to pack it up and go quietly. I hope you can reach a long term agreement with Zamperalla and continue to be there for years to come.
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