New York Aquarium

New York Aquarium and its collection

New York Aquarium, opened in 1896, is an aquarium in Brooklyn, United States.

The aquarium started in 1896 at Castle Garden in Battery Park, Manhattan, and shifted to Coney Island in 1957. It is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, within a group of four zoos and one aquarium that includes the Bronx Zoo. The society's mission covers saving wildlife and wild places through science, conservation action and education.

Animals and collection

Animals on show include penguins, sea lions, sand tiger sharks and cuttlefish.

Exhibits

As of 2018 there were five exhibits: Aquatheater, Conservation Hall, Sea Cliffs, Spineless and Ocean Wonders: Sharks. The original Bathysphere, the deep-diving submersible of the 1930s, is also shown.

Things to do

Things to do include Aquatheater Show, 4-D Theater, Wild Encounters and shark tunnel.

What the venue says

• Wild Encounters
• Located on the Aquarium Plaza, the main on-site café serves both indoor and outdoor seating with a menu featuring classic boardwalk comfort food
• Parking Rates Up to 3 Hours $18 3-4 Hours $25 Over 4 Hours $40 No bus parking available.
• All Aquarium buildings and exhibits are wheelchair-accessible.
• A limited number of free wheelchairs are available for loan on a first come, first served basis.
• There are multiple locations for accessible restrooms: At the Plaza, inside Ocean Wonders: Sharks exhibit, inside Spineless exhibit building and inside the Cafe.
• Sensory bags containing fidget tools, noise-canceling headphones and other resources, are available for checkout (at no cost by leaving an ID) from the Admissions staff at the entrance lobby.
• Yes, for Service Dogs; No, for therapy dogs. We only allow working Service Animals, in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• If a person with a disability requires a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) to experience the zoo, accommodations will be made for their visit.