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Iconic Rides, Facilities At Playland In Westchester Get Upgrades, Restoration
A beloved Westchester amusement park is being transformed by an extensive revamping project that is already seeing results. In an announcement on Friday, Feb. 23, Westchester County officials detailed improvements completed at Rye Playland as part of a $130 million capital program that is still underway. The program was initiated in 2020 when county officials recognized a need to improve the park, which was founded in 1928 and is one of only two amusement parks in the country with National Historic Landmark status. So far, restoration efforts at the Grand Carousel and Der…
Lifestyle
Westchester's Lasdon Park Home To Dinosaur Garden
It is often said that some 280 million years ago, Dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Movies like "Jurassic Park," documentaries and educational books promote the evolutionary claim that dinosaurs dominated our planet for well over 100 million years. But, at Westchester County’s Lasdon Park in Katonah, Dinosaurs are alive and well. Footprints, plant specimens and life-sized replicas of a Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor and Brachiosaurus are just some of the features boasted by the Dinosaur Garden at Lasdon Park, dating back hundreds of millions of years. The Westchester County Parks Depar…
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Playland Boardwalk Reopens Six Years After Hurricane Sandy
The northern portion of Playland's waterfront boardwalk has reopened, nearly six years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Tuesday's reopening, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, was timely as the county-owned parked celebrated Independence Day with fireworks on Tuesday night, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4. The cost of the project was $4.6 million for design and construction. The 700-foot North Boardwalk restores scenic views of Long Island Sound to visitors at Playland Park in Rye, after being closed for construction since 2012. Westchester County Executive George Latimer led Tu…