Coney Island reopens as NYC’s iconic playground
NY Post
When New York gave the go-ahead that outdoor amusement parks could reopen from April 9 onwards, the management of Luna Park in Coney Island (1000 Surf Avenue) jumped at the chance.
Having been shuttered for 2020, the iconic park is back, albeit with a 33 percent capacity limit and COVID-19 measures in place. Luna Park runs from the world-famous Cyclone roller coaster at one end and the Parachute Jump, which looks like a giant umbrella, at the other. (Sadly, the ride no longer works and has been turned into a giant version of one of those LED dandelions you get online).
It was a flashback to NYC in the 1990s.
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