Astroland to Close for Good, Again
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The owner of the popular amusement park says they will close it permanently on Sunday after a failure to reach an agreement with landlord Thor Equities. Thor, for its part, says: "Coney Island will be fully open for business in the summer of 2009 with amusements, games, shopping and entertainment galore." [NYT]

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