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The oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, the New York Aquarium sits right on the boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn, looking out over the Atlantic. Founded in 1896, it has occupied its seaside home since the 1950s and is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the same body behind the city's major zoos. The aquarium began life downtown, at Castle Garden in Battery Park, where it was a hugely popular attraction before being relocated to Coney Island in the mid-twentie...