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But while one store owner warns of a repeat of the 2011 eviction saga, the neighboring small businesses say things are different this time around.

In a dramatic twist in the endless saga of the Coney Island boardwalk, two longstanding Mom & Pop enterprises are being offered long term leases by the same company that tried to drive them out.

Within a matter of weeks, beloved Coney Island dive Ruby's Old Tyme Bar and Grill will be closed forever.

Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz flip the switch

John Del Signore/Gothamist The eight businesses on the Coney Island boardwalk

John Del Signore/Gothamist Eight mom-and-pop businesses were expected to appear in

For 108 years, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club has been plunging

Thanks to the unseasonably warm weather, there was a massive turnout for

Ruby's Bar and Grill and seven other Coney Island businesses are

Although the owners of eight local businesses are suing to stop their