Gothamist: Coney Island's Ruby's, Nathan's For Rent, Among Others

jbaggott

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:55:52 -0500

Well I can understand from a business point of view that if the leases are up, then Thor needs to advertise, but to do this before the current tenants have had a chance to see the lease, shows no respect for the tenants who have been paying rent for many years. If the rumors are true about a 3x hike in rent then I suspect that Thor expects that some of the tenants may want to negotiate or take time to consider this to and the Sign on the store front may be a bully boy tactic. I cant help but think Thor may have got this slightly wrong, next week is Polar Bear day when thousands of people are on the boardwalk along with most of the New York media, I am sure the "For Lease" signs will make as much news as the polar bears and the comments wont be praising Thor for their actions. I can not even start to think what Coney Island will be like this summer if there is no Ruby;s, Lola Star, Cha Cha's, Grill house the taco store, Gyro corner and all the other established business that make the boardwalk what it is,if theses guy's don't come back all we can look forward to is the shutters being down and nowhere to sit down and have a drink and something to eat and gaze upon the ocean and watch the Boardwalk go by. John

jbaggott

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:49:14 -0500

r1b2

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:29:50 -0500

Cara Mia, Ruby's. BTW, been away visiting relatives for holiday misery. Good to be back to Gotham and the Gothamist.

lagomorph

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:02:10 -0500

Now the people on the coney island boards who constantly complain about the hipsters will get their wish. Sadly no one else will come out to Coney Island either. This is very depressing.

Rob T Firefly

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:08:28 -0500

Where are the Warriors when you need 'em?

bornbrednewyorker

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:56:39 -0500

The most infuriating part of all this is that a native Brooklyn boy Joe Sitt is doing this. No one is going to rent any of these places. Why would you invest your money in something temporary while everything is in flux? This is a strong arm tactic. Sitt is willing to let it rot thinking he has leverage. Who gets hurt in all of this? The remaining businesses. Will people go to see the freak show? Is the Wonder Wheel, Cyclone and the small amount of rides left, enough to draw people? Let's not forget that Cha Cha's could be another casualty. No bar on the boardwalk would seriously hurt business for everyone else. Coney will need more events such as Mermaid, Nathans Hot dog eating and Siren to draw people. Fireworks 5 nights a weeks but who will help pay for it with Astroland gone?

matukonyc

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:07:24 -0500

Bit by bit, all that's uniquely enjoyable about this city is disappearing....

so1337

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:04:21 -0500

Thanks Bloomberg, for letting all your developer friends fuck up New York. Real classy

CR

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:03:03 -0500

I think that's a picture of the boardwalk-Nathan's, not the main one.

WestVillageVintage

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:56:16 -0500

This is very sad news just in time for the holiday.

woodendesigner

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:36:40 -0500

So are they talking about the Nathan's on the boardwalk or the MAIN NATHAN'S??? That would seriously suck.

NYRefugee

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:34:40 -0500

GoodBye Ruby Nathan's who could hang a Lease on you? Oh Yeah Joe Shitt!! Eff the Developers and Screw Hipsters to boot!!!