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On December 25, 2008 6:26 PM in Sitt Grinches Out on Coney Island!, they said:

yea, I'm gonna have EMINENT DOMAIN! and THOR NO MORE! painted on my bare chest Jan 1 at the Polar Bear Swim. Joe Sitt Grinch Scrooge get outta our Coney Island!...

On December 16, 2008 11:11 PM in Ruby's Bar & Grill May Close, they said:

#7 oh course Thor Equities is evil. They killed Astroland didn't they? What are we going to tell the kids next summer? Sorry, the amusement rides went bye bye, go play in the empty lot, no wait let's ...

On December 13, 2008 1:15 AM in More on Saving the Astroland Rocket, they said:

It belongs in Coney. The city should relocate the Rocket next to the Parachute Jump in the new Steeplechase Plaza. Make it a city landmark too...

On November 13, 2008 7:55 AM in Visions for a New Coney Island, they said:

Thor Equities is pondering nothing except flipping after the rezoning. Sitt is turning Coney Island into a garbage dump: http://www.coneyisland.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1226376245...

On September 11, 2008 2:34 AM in Now Bloomberg Trying to Save Astroland Too, they said:

"Could it be that Reverend Billy prematurely administered last rites to Astroland, thathat highly romanticized jumble of third-rate county fair rides?" huh? are you referring to those temporary carni...

On September 9, 2008 1:07 AM in The Twilight of Astroland, they said:

Personally I like the 1950s looking little balloon dart in the photo, but it is definitely NOT in Astroland. It is an independently owned game on Surf Ave near 12th St. Will probably be back next year...

On August 31, 2008 9:17 AM in Short Ride to a Bad Time with Astroland Set to Close, they said:

I meant open NEXT weekend, Sept 6 and 7, not next next. ...

On August 31, 2008 9:15 AM in Short Ride to a Bad Time with Astroland Set to Close, they said:

the NY Post is a tool of Thor Equities. Don't believe anything you read in it about Coney Island. Astroland is NOT NOT NOT closing next Thursday! Astroland will be open next next weekend, Saturday a...

On August 30, 2008 9:59 PM in Short Ride to a Bad Time with Astroland Set to Close, they said:

Thor was not pleased with this saying, "We are extremely disappointed that Carol Albert has decided to give up on the future of Coney Island." puhleeze, gothamist. I thought you were too savvy to be ...

On August 25, 2008 2:23 PM in Craigslist Ad Lures Man to Death, they said:

#1 don't be so quick to make assumptions. the guy who got killed was black. his photo's in the daily news: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/08/24/2008-08-24_brooklyn_man_makes_date_me...

On June 10, 2008 8:29 PM in Coney Island Cyclone Sending Some Riders to Hospital, they said:

#18 yes, it's landmarked, but haven't you heard of "demolition by neglect." The term means the destruction of a building, or in this case historic ride, through abandonment or lack of maintenance. Fir...

On June 9, 2008 9:10 PM in Coney Island Cyclone Sending Some Riders to Hospital, they said:

That's very funny, sony. I haven't heard a good roller coaster joke in a long, long time. Thanks for the laugh. I don't believe a word of this story. The Post is Thor's mouthpiece. Always writing n...

On June 9, 2008 1:17 PM in "Mayor" of Coney Island Living on Taxpayers' Dime, they said:

I wish a nosy reporter would delve into City Council Member from Coney Island Domenic Wreck-ia and his close personal relationship with Joe Sitt of Thor Equities. The sellout of Coney started with Rec...

On May 28, 2008 5:33 PM in Man Falls Through Floor at Ruby’s on Coney Island, they said:

Landmark the latrine! that'll prevent Thor from knocking down the building at season's end. Declare the amusement area a historic district, too!...

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