Gothamist: Video of the Day: Save Coney Island, The Movie

REALITY CHECK

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:19:21 -0500

#3, okay maybe you're right. Some evildoers forced them to sign, and the mountains of money they received in return was simply a reluctant bonus, because elderly people don't like money. it's not impossible.

bornbrednewyorker

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:57:53 -0500

Reality Check... How do you know that this city wasn't holding a gun to Astroland to sell? If you're following this Coney scenario closely the city has made it very clear that Coney Islands zoned amusement is to be 365 days a year not 4 or 5 months. Astroland' s owners the Alberts are elderly and they would have to completely restructure their park to fit that scenario, basically starting over. That would never happen at their age. It's not as if they even needed the money. They are rich. City government pressure has been going on in development for years. There's a lot more to this story than playing the blame game.

ides_of_march

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:57:17 -0500

How about a celebrity Shoot the Freak? Every weekend get some washed up actor (where's Ben Affleck?)in need of work for people to shoot with paint balls. Turn it into a tv show. It'll make a fortune. Now that's the kind of thinking that will save Coney Island, oh, and cleaning up the garbage off the streets once in a while wouldn't hurt either.

REALITY CHECK

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:36:44 -0500

While Thor is obviously a soulless, evil entity, one has to wonder why there is no attention being paid to the people at Astroland. Astroland sold their souls (and Coney Island's soul) to the devil. There was no gun to anyone's head, just the promise of huge wads of cash. I blame Astroland as much, if not more than, Thor for destroying Coney Island.