After being dormant for more than 18 months due to a pandemic and political turmoil, the historic Friedsam Memorial Carousel in Central Park will delight children once again, beginning this fall.
The operators of Luna Park in Coney Island, Central Amusement International, announced that the Parks Department has awarded them a contract to reopen the historic merry-go-round in the autumn. The firm will take over operations from the Trump Organization, which lost its city contracts earlier this year due to the former president’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Central Amusement International previously operated Victorian Gardens, an amusement park that operated every spring and summer at Wollman Rink, which the Trump Organization also operated until this year.
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