New York Aquarium to stay open late on New Year's Eve

The Wildlife Conservation Society's new flag. (Julie Larsen Maher © WCS)

The New York Aquarium on Coney Island will stay open late this New Year's Eve. Last ticket and entry on Thursday, December 31, 2015, will be at 8:30 p.m. and the aquarium will close at 9 p.m., according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Admission from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. will be $5. Parking is $13.

All animal exhibits at the aquarium will be open, WCS said.

The late hours makes visiting the aquarium a good choice for those who plan to party on Coney Island to ring in 2016. Among the many festivities is a party with DJ Nick Siano.