New York City has put out the call for an amusement-park operator for its newly acquired Coney Island land:

Now that it has seven acres of Coney Island beachfront property in its mitts, the city isn’t wasting time gearing up for next summer. In addition to inviting Lola Staar to return, today the Economic Development Corporation posted on its website a 54-page Request for Proposals for an interim amusement park operator for its new funland… [read more]