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NY Aquarium breaks ground on shark exhibit delayed by Sandy

Rendering of New York Aquarium at 602 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn
Rendering of New York Aquarium at 602 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn

As part of its $157 million renovation project, the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn, recently launched construction on a 57,000-square-foot shark exhibit with a coral reef tunnel.

The three-story aquarium building will feature a roof deck, a café and classroom space. Aquarium officials announced plans to break ground in spring 2012, but Hurricane Sandy subsequently delayed renovations by more than a year.

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Aquarium visitors will have to wait a bit longer, as the exhibit – to be called “Ocean Wonders: Sharks!” – is slated to open in 2016.

The facility moved to 602 Surf Avenue in Coney Island from Battery Park in 1957. [Gowanus Lounge] — Mark Maurer

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