Even the mermaids are facing the affordable housing crisis.
This petition has been started to prevent developers from leveling Coney Island. Coney Island has been a substantial part of New York City culture and history since the 1860's. Now that legacy is being threatened by the real estate company Thor Equities, LLC. The bullying, double-speaking and intimidating of Thor Equities is not unlike the stories of Coney Island from the turn of the last century. This time the amusement park itself is being threatened.
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