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Amusement Parks Reopen in a Much-Needed Boost for Coney Island

New York's families, elected officials and candidates descended on Coney Island on Friday morning to celebrate the reopening of the neighborhood's famed amusement parks, more than a year after the pandemic forced them shut.

"The rides open today," said Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press event on the boardwalk. "Our hearts open up too, because we love this place."

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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered remarks and cut the ribbon at the reopening of the Coney Island amusement area on Friday, April 9, 2021. (Image: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) New York's families, elected officials and candidates descended on Coney Island on Friday morning to celebrate the reopening of the [...]




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