Astor dispute step closer to being resolved after fiery meeting

The historic Astor Cinema will keep “operating as it is”, says prospective new leaseholder Palace Cinemas – as long as the deal with landlord Ralamar and current leaseholder George Florence goes ahead.
At a fiery meeting with 50 members of Friends of the Astor on Saturday, Renato Fonti, Palace’s chief financial officer attempted to allay lingering concerns that the company had a secret agenda to turn the single-screen cinema into a mini-multiplex.