Wednesday, November 2, 2011

BBC NEWS - Season ends but Coney Island continues

Here is a Nice Video done by BBC News - They had stopped by last week for a visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15549874


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The iconic, family-run businesses on the boardwalk in Coney Island feared they would shut forever when the season finished this week. But it seems the developers looking to revamp one of New York's old entertainment sites might have to give the businesses there another summer, at least.

Amusement Central International, which runs the Luna Park and the boardwalk, is now renegotiating leases after the company it chose to run the proposed modern franchises on the boardwalk unexpectedly pulled out. The poor economy has been blamed.

The oldest diner on the boardwalk, Ruby's Grill, which has been serving customers since the 1930s, may well survive as long as it pledges to refurbish its premises..........

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