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The Wall Street Journal’s got a rendering of the new New York Aquarium, slated to open in Coney Island in 2015. The $150 million reno will cover the new facade, a huge glass shark tank, and access from the Coney Island Boardwalk. According to the article, the facade will be made of “sparkling aluminum squares” and will include a spiral ramp leading to a roof deck overlooking the ocean. The shark tank will hold 500,000 gallons and 40 sharks. So far the city’s given the aquarium $49 million; the rest must be raised through donors. Says Steve Sanderson, the President of the Wildlife Conservation Society, “We think of the aquarium as the anchor to the revitalization of Coney Island.”
NY Aquarium’s New Look Swims Into View [WSJ]


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  1. I’ve been a member for a while, and it’s great. Nothing better then dipping in there in the winter when you have the place to yourself to hang out with the Walruses.. I wish they would use some of that funding to bring back the Beluga Whales! Used to love those things, but they were in the saddest tank in the back, and eventually shipped down to the Atlanta aquarium.