Composite shows hundreds of people in Central Park. Inset photo shows a man wearing eclipse glasses looking up. Second inset photo shows a partial eclipse.
Thousands gathered on Upper East Side street corners, in parks and on balconies to witness the country’s first solar eclipse in seven years | Nora Wesson/Upper EastSite

Solar Eclipse Dazzles Thousands Gathered in Central Park

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As the moon inched closer to obscuring the sun, New Yorkers gathered on Upper East Side street corners, in parks and on balconies, staring up at the sky to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse — the last one visible in the United States until 204
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