Owner: Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park (AP)



A family poses in front of Astroland Park in Coney Island, New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. The owner of Coney Island's landmark Astroland amusement park is calling it quits. Carol Albert says she has told employees the park will permanently close on Sunday. Albert's family has owned the Brooklyn amusement park for almost a half-century and says she is giving up on negotiating a two-year lease with Thor Equities, the developer that owns the seaside property. Thor spokesman Stefan Friedman said the firm was 'extremely disappointed' that Albert had 'decided to give up on the future of Coney Island' although her current lease was valid for several more months. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - When reports circulated over the weekend of a last-minute deal to keep Coney Island’s historic Astroland amusement park open for another year, owner Carol Hill Albert was not amused.

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