LONG ISLAND IN-LINE RINK EYES OUT OF STATE EXPANSION

          Long Island entrepreneur Peter Riccardo "is about six
     weeks away" from opening a $1.5M open-air in-line skating
     complex in Mount Sinai, Long Island, which "he hopes is the
     beginning of a national chain that will do for roller hockey
     what Blockbuster Video did for movie rentals," according to
     Paul Schreiber of NEWSDAY.  Riccardo hopes his America In-
     Line complexes "will attract young skaters and their
     families, and advertisers who want to reach them."  He plans
     new facilities in areas that include Manhattan's Roosevelt
     Island; Huntington, NY; Danbury, CT;, and Pompano Beach, FL. 
     NEWSDAY's Schreiber notes that America In-Line's complexes
     will have two large rinks, four small rinks, bleachers, a
     pro shop, a food stand and party room, and that 125 teams,
     "made up of 12 to 14 players" will pay $60 a season to play. 
     Riccardo's "two partners in America In-Line" are Patrick
     Cunningham and James Aracri and each additional complex
     "will have its own investors" (NEWSDAY, 8/12).