New Yorkers flock to streets, parks and even a cemetery to secure best spots ahead of solar eclipse

New Yorkers are flocking to the city streets en masse with their heads turned sunward as they prepare to watch the partial solar eclipse Monday.

From Union Square in Manhattan, up to the Bronx Zoo and over at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Big Applers from across the boroughs are already settling into greenspaces across the city to secure the best seats possible ahead of the afternoon event.

“It’s a beautiful place,” 64-year-old Brooklynite Bill Gabriel told The Post as he waited in line to get into Green-Wood at noon.

“I have family, friends, I know a lot of people below ground here. I’ll be at Greenwood for the next one, but I won’t see it,” he joked, referring to the next time an eclipse of today’s scale will pass over the U.S. in 2044.

Upwards of 7,000 people are expected to gather at Green-Wood alone to view the eclipse, volunteer Alice Teple, 45, said, adding that she thinks people are drawn to the area because of its unique history as both a graveyard and a Revolutionary War battle site.

“I think it’s a really unique place on the planet,” Teple said.