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• Coney Island City battens down hatches for Hanna

  The coastal areas of Coney Island, Brooklyn, City Island, the Bronx, the Rockaways, Queens and Tottenville, Staten Island, will suffer the most flooding, said Bruno.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

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• 1116 SURF AVENUE, BROOKLYN ERICA'S EMPANADA'S inspected: No violation points

  Violation points: 0 Inspected on July 17, 2008.

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• 5 stars out of 5: Nathan's Famous reviewed on Yelp.com.
• 3 stars out of 5: Astroland Amusement Park reviewed on Yelp.com.

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• Astroland Astroland to close Sunday - for good

  Coney Island's world-famous Astroland Park is set to close once and for all on Sunday - a full month before the amusement park season officially wraps up.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Astroland Co-Owner: 'We Are Out of Time'

  Here's a statement from Astroland co-owner Carol Hill Albert on the Coney Island amusement park's impending closure for good this Sunday. It was sent to the Save Coney Island listserv.

  Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland NY Coney Island's Astroland Owner Calls It Quits

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits—and this time she says it's for real.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Astroland's last call happening Sunday

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by Crain's New York Business on September 4, 2008.

• Coney Island City feels big pinch for cop's false arrests

  Aaron Altamarano and Jonathan Robinson will get $25,000 each as a result of their August 2007 arrests in Bay Ridge; Margaret Musella will receive $25,000 for her October 2007 bust in Sunset Park; James Jimenez, who also alleged cops stole his cash and iPod after his August 2007 arrest in Bay Ridge, gets $40,000, and Sean Brown will collect $30,000 for his September 2007 arrest in Coney Island.

  Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Coney Island's Astroland Owner Calls It Quits

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits -- and this time she says it's for real.

  Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

• West Brighton A shiny new start on Staten Island's St. Paul's Avenue

  "It's a big deal, deciding where to start your kid's first 16 to 20 years of school," said Elan's mother, Jennifer Baum of West Brighton. She said she was sold on the new school - also dubbed the "Academy of Innovative Learning" in the landmarked brick building at the border of Stapleton - because of its small size and its focus on creativity.

  Published by SI Live on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Astroland owner calls it quits

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Astroland owner calls it quits

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Coney Island's famed Astroland closing Sunday

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

• Coney Island Coney Island's famed Astroland closing Sunday

  The owner of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park is calling it quits.

  Published by amNY.com on September 4, 2008.

• Astroland Advantage Sitt! Astroland Closing for Good

  Coney Island's Astroland will have its last day this Sunday. Then it's over for the iconic amusement park, according to reports out this afternoon. A deal couldn't be reached by 1 p.m. today between Astroland's operator and its landlord Joseph Sitt, who has big plans for the area (if the city doesn't get its way first).

  Published by The New York Observer on September 4, 2008.

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• 5 stars out of 5: Coney Island Circus Sideshow reviewed on Yelp.com.
• 4 stars out of 5: Nathan's Famous reviewed on Yelp.com.

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• 5 stars out of 5: Cyclone Coaster and Cyclone Coaster reviewed on Yelp.com.

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• Coney Island It's Curtains for Summertime Fun

  Could this be the end of Coney Island’s Astroland?

  Published by New York Times on September 2, 2008.

• Astroland Coney Island's Astroland Faces Shut Down

  This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park.

  Published by WNBC on September 2, 2008.

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• Astroland Future of Coney Island in doubt

  This summer could mark the end of Coney Island's historic Astroland amusement park. But is it for real, this time?

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 1, 2008.

• Astroland The (Big) Round-Up: Monday

  Barring a new lease, Astroland vows to close (again). [NYDN]

  Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

• Coney Island The (Big) Round-Up: Monday

  Number of Coney Island visitors this summer falls dramatically. [NYDN]

  Published by The New York Observer on September 1, 2008.

• Coney Island Attendance at city beaches down

  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 last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

  Published by amNY.com on September 1, 2008.

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• 5 stars out of 5: Nathan's Famous and William's Candy Shop reviewed on Yelp.com.
• 4 stars out of 5: Cyclone Coaster, Astroland Amusement Park and William's Candy Shop reviewed on Yelp.com.
• 1 star out of 5: Astroland Amusement Park reviewed on Yelp.com.

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• Coney Island Attendance at New York City beaches down for the summer

  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 last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

  Published by SI Live on August 31, 2008.

• Gravesend An Arrest After Meters Are Stolen in Brooklyn

  But Mr. Frisina, 20, may have unknowingly seen the handiwork of Maurice Mizrahi, a man who the police said had cut off the heads of several dozen parking meters in the past two years. They recovered 87 meters from the house where he lived in Gravesend, the neighborhood where the police said most of the thefts took place.

  Published by New York Times on August 31, 2008.

• Gravesend METER MANIAC BUSTED - AGAIN

  He would walk around near his East First Street home in Gravesend and shake the meters until he found a full one, sources said.

  Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

• Coney Island Coney Island on the skids

  The boardwalk is getting a lot less crowded on Coney Island.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 31, 2008.

• Coney Island Beach Attendance Down 48 Percent

  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 last year and 15.5 million in 2006.

  Published by WNBC on August 31, 2008.

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• 4 stars out of 5: Nathan's Famous reviewed on Yelp.com.

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