I’m not sure it will make me visit, but Staten Island is getting the World’s Largest Ferris Wheel! The 625-foot “New York Wheel” will cost $230 million to build and will attract 4.5 million riders annually. New York City’s oft joked about borough (that got its name when Dutch explorers came into New York harbor, spotted land, and asked themselves: “‘s dat en island?”) is hoping it will be an image upgrade. This is no joke: Borough president James Molinaro responded to the news by saying, “It’s a game-changer for Staten Island. We’ve gone from having the world’s biggest dump to having the world’s biggest wheel.” Um, seriously?
