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Coney Island attractions reopen after losing year to virus April 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio finishes a ride on the Cyclone rollercoaster after attending the ribbon cutting and seasonal opening of the Coney Island amusement park area, Friday, April 9, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Coney Island's illustrious amusement parks are reopening Friday after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered them all last year.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less 2of14NYC Health+Hospital workers ride the Cyclone rollercoaster after the seasonal openi...

April 09, 2021 - 11:29 AM NEW YORK - The Wonder Wheel began turning and the Cyclone whipped into action as Coney Island's illustrious amusement parks reopened Friday after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered New York City's iconic summer playground all last year. After 529 days of closure, “it’s a very emotional day. We wanted to spread positivity,” Alessandro Zamperla, the president of the company that owns Luna Park — home of the Cyclone — said at an opening ceremony. “It’s been very tough, but now is really a day of celebration, a day where...

New York city officials say human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square Park have been reburied inside the park.

Historical Remains Reburied at NYC Park After Found During Construction Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village was constructed in the 1850s at the site of a former potter’s field, where thousands of people were buried there between 1797 and 1825, officials said Published March 2, 2021 • Updated on March 2, 2021 at 6:22 pm Daniel Avila/New York City Parks Department via AP Human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square Park were reinterred inside the park on Tuesday, New York City officials announced. The remains...

NEW YORK - Human remains of early New Yorkers that were discovered during construction in and around Washington Square Park were reinterred inside the p...