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NYC Solar Eclipse Survival Guide
April 8, 2024, 9:39.20 am ET
Photo: NASA
The path of totality expected in at 325 pm ET
Best places to view the eclipse in the city:
- Viewing party at Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center
- The Intrepid Museum is hosting an on deck viewing.
- Grab a blanket and head to the Great Lawn in Central Park.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO is an ideal location set between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges.
- At Prospect Park head to the Long Meadow for some celestial viewing.
- Brooklyn Domino Park is a perfect spot located near the Williamsburg Bridge.
- If you’re in Queens, head to Rockaway Beach for surfside eclipse viewing.
- In the Bronx, you can view the eclipse from the Wave Hill Public Garden.
The eclipse is expected to last approximately 13minutes. And remembernot to look directly at the eclipse without proper protective glasses!
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