Will Lola Staar’s Dreamland Roller Rink, which was open for a very fun night back in March, open its doors for the summer in the historic Childs Building? Yesterday, Diana Carlin, aka Lola, sent out an email noting that she is very close, but is looking for sponsors or members to help give the wonderful […]
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Coney #1: Dreamland Rink Needs Helping Hand to Reopen
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Coney #1: Dreamland Rink Needs Helping Hand to Reopen
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Gag Reflex: At Least One Coney Gag Rule Isn’t Legal
April 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Gag Reflex: At Least One Coney Gag Rule Isn’t Legal
At least one Coney Island gag provision in a lease (though not the one that Thor Equities forced most tenants to sign as a condition of renewing their leases for the 2007 season) has been found illegal. The saga of the Coney Island Arcade is detailed in Time Out New York. Yesterday, Dianna Carlin (Lola […]
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Coney Island #2: The Lola Staar Controversy
April 25th, 2007 · Comments Off on Coney Island #2: The Lola Staar Controversy
Don’t look now, but Lola Staar‘s return to the boardwalk has prompted a bit of a controversy among the regulars at the Coney Island Message Board. Words like “sell out” are being used to suggest that Dianna Carlin (aka Lola) used the Save Coney Island protest to get her store back after she’d been evicted […]
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"Coney Island Miracle"? Lola Staar is Back
April 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments
Lola Staar is back on the Coney Island Boardwalk in her old space. You might remember that she became the most prominent victim of developer Joe Sitt’s Coney Island evictions and demolitions and subsequently led a “Save Coney Island” demonstration on the steps of City Hall. Dianna Carlin (AKA Lola) told us that Mr. Sitt […]
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