400,000 The number of visitors expected to visit Luna Park this year.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has just gotten quite a bit of company: As many as 6,600 graves at the country’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery for fallen U.S. service members may be mislabeled, one lawmaker said on Thursday.Political movements are becoming ever more like a match tossed into a room full of dynamite: No matter which stick you are aiming for, chances are a lot of others will fire off, too.A drama about a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer doesn’t exactly sound like the most entertaining new series on the fall prime-time slate. But there is more buzz surrounding Showtime’s “The Big C” than perhaps any other series premiering this season, and the incomparable Laura Linney is a major reason why the series is high on critics’ must-see lists.Although facts on the famed Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, which is rumored to happen this weekend, are tighter than Hillary Clinton’s smile, some details have leaked out. Sources report that groom Marc Mezvinsky has “hurt” his father’s family by not inviting them to the wedding (Ed Mezvinsky pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling investors out of $10 million.For Paul Rudd, the decision to star in Jay Roach’s new comedy, “Dinner for Schmucks,” was an easy one. “I thought the script was really funny,” he says. “That was it. It was kind of a no-brainer.” Of course Rudd, who’s built an impressive resume of smart comedies, was just as enamored of the man behind the camera. Subletting in NYC typically involves some kind of covert transaction. Try to find a budget traveler who hasn’t enjoyed the risk of Craigslist’s lease-free rentals. But thanks to a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law last Friday, renting an apartment for less than 30 days isn’t kosher. Fortunately, there’s a saving grace for those in search of short-term living: Jersey City.New claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but stayed at a stubbornly high level that underscored the labor market recovery was having trouble gaining traction.Could nail mats like the Acushakti be the next Snuggies?Unless the locals covered you in meatballs and sang “Nessun Dorma” upon arrival, this vacation could hardly be more Italian. For this is a “Vespa vacation” — a two-wheeled tour of the nooks and crannies, the winding back roads and the off-the-beaten-track hidden gems of breathtaking Umbria, a beautiful region located in Central Italy.For many job-hopping careerists, smuggling a resignation letter in their bag like a guilty secret, there are few workplace rituals so hard as saying so long.
400,000 The number of visitors expected to visit Luna Park this year.
“Coney Island is coming back, big time,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. The new Luna Park — built by Italian ride maker Zamperla — is the first step in turning the area into a year-round destination, officials said.
The park will debut with 19 new rides including “Air Race,” which promises to swing people around a control tower. Then, next year, they’ll add “Scream Zone, bring back go-karts to the area where developer Joe Sitt removed them, and a human sling shot that will toss brave souls 200 feet into the air.
“We will have rides that will flip you, launch you, drop you, splash you and make the mayor want to lose his lunch,” said David Galst, of ride operator Central Amusement International.
It signed a 10-year lease for the 6.2 acres, paying $100,000 annually plus a percentage of tickets — an expected $8 million this year — with the city. The Bloomberg administration’s plans had been on hold as it sparred to get the prime space from Sitt, who remains the area’s largest private landowner even after selling 6.9 acres to the city for $95.6 million.
This is the first step in a 10-year redevelopment to transform Coney Island, which will also include:
A new Steeplechase Plaza with the restored B&B Carousell to serve as the western entrance for a revitalized amusement and entertainment area
New theaters, perhaps including a rehab of the famed Shore Theater, a 1925 vaudeville venue and movie house that Mermaid Parade founder Dick Zigun is trying to landmark
A 40,000-square-foot YMCA set to open in the fall
5,000 new units of housing
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