Coney Island had 64 rides when we did our annual ride census in April, but starting this week it will have 62. McCullough’s Kiddie Park, whose colorful banners trumpeting “More Rides” had a dozen rides, is losing two. The kiddie park owner is getting squeezed out by Thor Equities. A section of their park occupied [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Joe Sitt’
Coney Island Kiddie Park Getting Squeezed by Thor Equities
Posted in amusement park, Amusement ride, tagged Coney Island, Joe Sitt, McCullough's Kiddie Park, Thor Equities on June 14, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Thor’s Coney Island: Aqueduct Flea Vendors Make Dismal Debut
Posted in Real Estate, Redevelopment, tagged Aqueduct flea market, BK Festival, Coney Island, flea market, Joe Sitt, Thor Equities on May 16, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The BK Festival featuring displaced Aqueduct flea market vendors opened for the first time on Saturday in Coney Island. The new flea market is located on Thor Equities Stillwell property adjacent to Scream Zone and Nathan’s, site of Thor’s Flea by the Sea in 2009. Check out our flickr slide show. We took pix of [...]
Thor Equities Touts Coney Island as “RETAIL RIDE of a LIFETIME”
Posted in Real Estate, Redevelopment, tagged BK Festival, Coney Island, flea market, Joe Sitt, Retail, Thor Equities on May 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »
On Friday, Thor Equities put up new signage atop the blue construction fence at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues, the gateway to Coney Island’s beach and Boardwalk: “CONEY ISLAND – The RETAIL RIDE of a LIFETIME – for leasing contact…” Ain’t it just like Joe Sitt to tout retail when Coney Island, the [...]














