“It’s kinda sad, it’s the end of an era. People are coming in, ‘I used to race here, my father, my grandfather used to take me here,’” says Frank Perri, son of the late owners. “And people are coming in and shedding tears that this is coming to an end.”
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While there were a few arcade games, the owners unplugged them during birthday parties so kids could focus on the racing. And the fact that the shop lasted as long as it did is evidence that humans still crave the simple analog pleasure of watching shiny things zip around in circles. Perri, who owns a car service in Westchester, told WNYC/Gothamist that financially it didn’t make sense to keep the shop running. The taxes alone were $50,000 a year, he said.
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