FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2009 file photo, Gilles Simon of France poses for a photo near the 394 foot tall “Southern Star” big wheel as he takes a break from playing at the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia. The proposed New York Wheel in the Staten Island borough of New York is planned to be 625 feet tall, and expected to open by the end of 2015 (AP Photo/Fiona Hamilton, Pool)