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

The winning bidder is expected to, at the very least, open an amusement park on the former Astroland site by mid-May of next year. Though separate bids for the smaller chunks of land on either side of Stillwell Avenue will be considered, a single bid ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Astroland

City Buys Sitt Land, But Coney Future Still Hazy

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 developer Joe Sitt took to the Blue Room podium today to announce ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Astroland,  Michael Bloomberg

Yanks Party While Bleachers Fall

David Lombino, a spokesperson for the city Economic Development Corporation, which is handling the demolition, confirms that "the dismantling work began this week," and indicates that those of you without news choppers will be able to see for ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Economic Development Corporation

Series Returns to Bronx, Bringing Thin Trickle of Business to Local Merchants

While working in his father's souvenir shop up the block, [Saeed Alawy of Pin Stripe Collectibles] recalled, there was no time to fold the T-shirts before selling them. Customers were lined up three and four deep at the counter yelling out orders and ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  4 Nov 2009

Helpful Journalists to World Series Fans: Bronx Is Up, Battery's Down

Remember, if you're heading to the new fake Stadium, don't bring a bag. Bags are the number one weapon used by the enemy. Please remove your hat as you enter the gate. Hat-bombers are also a huge threat. Like they did at Shea, we want you safe ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  New York Mets

Meadowlands to Swap Nets to Newark for Concerts?

Rumors of the Nets moving to Newark to join the Devils are as old as Jason Kidd's knees, but hoops-by-the-Ironbound may finally be a reality, as early as next season. After the Newark Star-Ledger reported yesterday that unnamed team sources were ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New Jersey Devils,  Jason Kidd,  Brendan Byrne,  Continental Airlines, Inc.,  Bruce Ratner

If Islanders Flee, Where Will They Go?

The hockey season is underway, which is bad news for Islanders fans in two ways. First off, they have to watch the Islanders for another year. Second, Saturday's season opener marked owner Charles Wang's self-proclaimed deadline for final approval of ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Islanders,  Charles Wang,  Pittsburgh Penguins,  National Basketball Association,  Stanley Cup

Yankee Stadium Death Watch: Day 331

As anyone who's been to a game at Fake Yankee Stadium lately can attest, the old home of the Bronx Bombers across the street remains relatively intact, nearly a year after its final game. The last of the seats were sliced out in early June (taking ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  17 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.

Live! Coney Island Council Vote!

Against all odds, there's actually working (sort of) WiFi in the city council chamber, so I'm going to attempt to liveblog today's final vote on the city's Coney Island rezoning plan. The council's land use committee gave its preliminary blessing last ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  29 Jul 2009

Council Caves on Coney; Sitt-to-City Deal Still in Works?

On the big questions, meanwhile, the council punted: Despite rampant rumors that the city was about to strike an epic deal with developer Joe Sitt — buying up most of his Coney land in exchange for letting him build a single hotel tower on the site of ...

From NEIL DEMAUSE, Village Voice,  22 Jul 2009

Related Topics: Charles Barron

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