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the renovations will
revitalize a centuryold
terminal in need
of repair. About three
of the station’s retail
spaces have remained
empty since Hurricane
Sandy in 2012, and the
palatial edifi ce suffers
from exposure to the
salty air, according to
local civic gurus.
“I think it’s great
that CAI is the
recipient of the Request
for Proposals,” said
Eddie Mark, the District
Manager of Community
Board 13. He added that
the developers’ plans to
operate the shopping
center year-round
would benefi t residents
of the area.
“They’re familiar
with the neighborhood,
and they have a good
track record,” Mark
added.
But other Coney
Islanders are slow to
trust the Luna Park
developer, which
controls most of the
amusement park,
including the Scream
Luna Park owner Central Amusement International will revamp the retail area of the Stillwell Avenue Subway Station.
Photo by Ted Levin
Zone between Stillwell
Avenue and W. 12th
Street, and the B&B
Carousel by W. 16th
Street. Last year,
the international
corporation won the
rights to develop a
water park between
the Thunderbolt roller
coaster and MCU park.
“It’s a bit disturbing,”
said resident and
Community Board
13 member, Orlando
Mendez. “They’re gong
to get everything retailwise,
community-wise,”
he said. “Seems like it’s
all going exclusively to
CAI.”
The Luna Park
developers say they will
employ local vendors in
the station’s retail units,
but according to Mendez,
the company has broken
promises to local
businesses before. This
year, the corporation
decided not to renew the
lease of Feltman’s Hot
Dogs — a revival of the
hot dog company that
brought the frankfurter
to Coney Island in 1867.
According to Feltman’s
owner Michael Quinn,
the developers broke
several agreements
they had made with the
eatery, hanging signage
for other snack bars,
like Nathan’s, where
Feltman’s signage
should have hung.
“They take money
from you and they don’t
honor contracts,” said
Quinn.
And Quinn’s
accusations, coupled with
the company’s steady
expansion throughout
Coney Island’s
amusement district, has
led Mendez to distrust the
developer’s promise to
support local businesses.
“They’re going to
be displacing existing
businesses,” he said.
“Now they’ve got more
concessions on the island
than the mom ’n’ pops.”
A spokesman for
Central Amusement
International did not
immediately comment
regarding its contract
with Feltman’s, or
Mendez’s criticisms.
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