Why Thor Equities Stinks
Astroland is an amusement park in Brooklyn, NY. You may know Astroland better for the huge roller coaster that is houses – THE CYCLONE. Today will be the last day that Astroland is open.
Thor Equities purchased land in Coney Island including that which houses Astroland for over 30 million dollars. Thor Equities has a vision for urban development -> to put up condos and remake Coney Island while pushing out the people and any history that exists there. And OH BOY the big business has even promised some rides to hush opponents of their plans.
This year, Astroland owner Carol Hill Albert asked Thor Equities for a lease for next year and they didn’t reply. You would think that such a large company would be able to offer Albert some answers. Astroland is part of Brooklyn’s history and Thor Equities has no interest or respect in the people or the history here in Brooklyn. Money is the name of the game. Domenic Recchia, a Brooklyn Councilman tried negotiating with Thor Equities, but it proved fruitless. Recchia’s not a typical politician and he often sticks up for the underdog. The usual question by most Brooklynites is ‘Where is Marty Markowitz?’ Not backing Brooklyn that’s for sure.
Over 300 people that work at Astroland will be out of work. Whenever big business comes into Brooklyn, bureaucrats love to claim that more jobs will be created. *Incidently, Thor Equities actually has ONE job open for a Executive Assistant.
Brooklyn loses a bit more of its history as it’s unemployment rate continues to rise.
Hugs,
marlene
Topics: Brooklyn | 2 Comments »
September 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Thor Industries is not the same company as Thor Equities. Thor Industries manufacturers RV’s and buses.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Totally fed up with Thor!