First NYC public observatory coming to Bronx

Astronomy students get chance after 40 years on Long Island

By Stacy Driks

Posted 1/5/23

An observatory that was used for more than 40 years in Garden City needed a new place to call home. Students at Nassau Community College once had it on their campus until they began renovations to modernize the campus in 2019.

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Blanche Morganstern, better known as 'The Jewelry Lady.' 96

Kelly O'Connor, mother of two, and a true lover of animals, 50

Sol Solomon, former features reporter for Riverdale Press, 74

Doris Redmond, always ready to help others, 92