A plan to build the world’s tallest Ferris wheel on New York’s Staten Island, offering sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline, could hold the answer to a long-elusive goal: putting the most-overlooked of the city’s five boroughs on the tourist map.
The giant Ferris wheel, at 190.5 metres, would be about half the height of the Empire State Building and taller than Singapore’s 165-metre Flyer and the planned “High Roller” wheel in Las Vegas, the city said.
Similar to the London Eye, visitors will ride in 36 capsules, each capable of carrying up to 40 passengers — or 1,440 people per ride.
The city estimates the observation wheel — which will stay open every day of the year except during severe weather — will attract 30,000 riders a day during the peak season and 4.5 million visitors a year.
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