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Lola Staar Loses Roller Rink

phpC5BSqCPM.jpg This morning Coney Island's roller queen Lola Staar (real name Dianna Carlin) announced on her blog, "Dreamland Roller Rink will not be celebrating our third season inside the beautiful Childs Building in Coney Island. To my surprise, I just found out that the owners of the building have decided not to allow Dreamland Roller Rink to continue" in their space on West 21st Street.

According to Staar, Taconic Investment Partners (owner of the building) wanted her out, and their spokesman Pete Krokondelas told the Daily News, "We were happy to be part of Dreamland Roller Rink for the past two years, and unfortunately because of the liability we can't do that this year." Last year a customer sued the rink after falling.

Currently Staar says she's searching all over Brooklyn for a new space, preferably with a wooden skating floor. Her rink typically opens Memorial Day weekend... so the clock is ticking.

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  • Guest

    I'd love to find the customer that sued and break both of their legs, in multiple places, just to show them what real pain is.

  • emilydickinson

    You left out one really important detail in this story...the roller rink was there rent free for the last two seasons.

    I thought it was fantastic, and great for Coney Island, and I hate to see it go.

  • GregK718

    How do you sue a roller rink when you fall? Dumb asses should not be allowed out of their house. Something fun for everyone is lost now because of money hungry scumbags.

  • chuzzlewit

    drag. everyone on that blog looks like they're having a hoot.

    here's to a speedy resurrection.

  • Laundromat

    Great one Russian sees dollar signs when their kid scrapes their knee and we all have to pay.

    Bro, you have Medi-Caid, you no need tew sew...

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