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Staten Island Ferris Wheel Back From the Dead

With much of the infrastructure for the failed, 630-foot Ferris wheel project partially in place, investors are looking for ways to bring the New York Wheel back to life.

July 12, 2020 - The Architect's Newspaper

The New York Wheel Stops Spinning

Actually, the New York Wheel never started spinning, but now the project is permanently dead so it will never get the chance.

October 24, 2018 - Staten Island Advance

The World's Largest Ferris Wheel Finds its Footing on Staten Island

The foundation is being laid for the world's largest Ferris wheel on State Island. Will it succeed where so many efforts to bring tourists to the Fifth Borough have failed?

July 9, 2015 - The New York Times

Can World's Largest Ferris Wheel Be a 'Game Changer' for Staten Island?

The centerpiece of a proposed $500 million retail and hotel project that aims to "bring new life and economic opportunity" to Staten Island, plans for the 625-foot New York Wheel were announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week.

September 29, 2012 - Los Angeles Times

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