A giant observation wheel planned for Staten Island will no longer get a chance to spin, since its developers pulled the project after failing to garner support from the city.
The New York Wheel team announced "with great disappointment" that the huge structure, which was hoped to be a major tourist draw for the borough, will not be completed.
"The dream of building a world-class attraction in Staten Island will unfortunately not come to fruition," said spokesperson Cristyne Nicholas in a statement.

The news ends ongoing ambiguity surrounding the project, designed by Perkins Eastman and S9 Architecture, for which construction rolled to a halt in July 2017.
Work was suspended indefinitely after a legal battle resulted in the firing of its contractor ? a partnership between engineer Mammoet and observation wheel specialist Starneth. Mammoet-Starneth ceased its involvement in May 2017, blaming the developers for failing to make payments. The New York Wheel team then filed a civil complaint, which was later withdrawn, but the process resulted in legal fees and costs incurred by the delays.

More recently, the two parties were arguing over the ownership of some of the wheel's parts. Last month, a court gave the developers until 7 January 2019 to find a new contractor to complete the project, according to local news source SILive.
However, this week's cancellation announcement did not come as a huge surprise. In September 2018, the project's two lead investor...