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August 31, 2009

Dreamland Closed for Summer

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After developer Joe Sitt locked down Dreamland amusement park on Coney Island on August 21 because of over half a million dollars in owed rent, park operator Anthony Raffaelle swore he would find legal recourse to reopen it. (Dreamland, the roller rink, is still very much open!) The Brooklyn Paper reports that Raffaelle went to the state Supreme Court on August 28, asking for a court order forcing Sitt to unlock the gates, yet the judge did not make an immediate decision and instead put off the case until Friday, September 18. This means that, in all likelihood, the park will remain shuttered for the rest of the summer.
Coney's Dreamland Will Be Closed [Brooklyn Paper]
Joe Sitt Is No Dream Operator [Brownstoner]
Will Dreamland Reopen? [Brownstoner]
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Posted by jscheff at 10:15 AM | Comments (2)
Categories: Commercial Real Estate, Coney Island Area, Developers

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1/2 a Million Dollars in owed rent?!?! That's a lot of scratch.

Posted by: tybur6 at August 31, 2009 10:19 AM

nope, that's a lot of Bull Sitt. There's a lot more to this story than you'll read in the papers

Posted by: coney girl at August 31, 2009 2:04 PM

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