New York City Sets Its Sites on Post-COVID Tourism Return
Photo: Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises.
While there is still a long way to go, New York City tourism is officially on the path to recovery from the impact of COVID-19.
The city, prior to COVID-19, was experiencing record tourism numbers. According to NYC & Company, the city’s official DMO, 2019 saw 66.6 million tourists come into the city’s five boroughs, up from 65 million in 2018.
Like so many other destinations, New York City saw a steep decline in 2020 with just 22.3 million visitors, a majority of which came prior to COVID-19 in March. While the city expects to recover more than 50% of that number in 2021 (NYC & Company is predicting 36.4 million visitors), it expects to exceed 2019’s record number by 2024.
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In Coney Island, The Wonder Wheel Spins Again
By Camille Petersen
April 10, 2021
Coney Island’s eccentric orchestra is back: Roller coaster carts tick up, up, up and then plummet and swerve along winding tracks. Rides hum, buzz and creak to the beat of carnival music.
After a year of being shut down due to the pandemic, Coney Island’s two amusement parks, Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, have reopened at a third of their normal capacity.
At Deno’s, kids and adults face off to see who can squirt water into the mouth of a clown fastest and get a balloon to pop like a firecracker.
Shootings up 77 percent and a third of small businesses closed in NYC - but who cares? Mayor De Blasio brags he s having too much FUN after spending the week riding a rollercoaster, on a TV set and a night at the theater
De Blasio s spokesman on Friday tweeted the mayor was having too much fun
He showed the mayor on a Coney Island rollercoaster and at a film set
He was also this week at the Lincoln Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music
Critics of the mayor pointed out that his city was still facing huge struggles
Shootings increased 77 per cent, year on year, according to March NYPD data