New York is giving out free eclipse glasses; here’s where to get them
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:51 pm
New York is giving out free eclipse glasses; here’s where to get them
Starting today, the state is giving away free eclipse glasses to help New Yorkers safely enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on April 8. The limited-edition I LOVE NY glasses will be available at 30 locations across the state — including some New York State Thruway rest stops and New York State Welcome Centers, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced.
“The total solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-generation experience for our state, and it’s critical that New Yorkers have the tools and information to enjoy it safely,” Hochul said.
The complimentary glasses will be limited to two pairs per person while supplies last, the governor’s office said.
The viewers were approved by the state Department of Health and are marked with an ISO certification — the international standard created to ensure solar eclipse glasses truly protect viewers’ eyes when gazing at the eye-damaging sun.
The stellar show will mark the first total solar eclipse to cross the Empire State in nearly 100 years. It will pass over Western New York, parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York, the North Country and the Adirondacks in a path that will stretch about 124 miles wide.
Here are the 30 places the free I LOVE NY eclipse glasses will be available in New York state, according to the tourism bureau:
Adirondacks
Adirondacks Welcome Center: I-87 Northbound between Exit 17 and 18, Glens Falls | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Lake Placid Visitor Bureau: 2608 Main St., Lake Placid | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Capital-Saratoga
Capital Region Welcome Center: New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) northbound between Exits 21B and 21A (Milepost 127), Hannacroix | Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Catskills
New Baltimore Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 127, located northbound and southbound between Exit 21B (Coxsackie) and Exit 21A (Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike), Hannacroix | Open 24/7
Central New York
Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: New York State Thruway (I-90) westbound at Mohawk River Lock E13 (Milepost 187), Fultonville | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Southern Tier Welcome Center: Interstate 81 northbound (between the Pennsylvania state line and Exit 1), Kirkwood | Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Mohawk Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 172, located eastbound between Exit 27 (Amsterdam) and Exit 26 (Schenectady West), Amsterdam | Open 24/7
Indian Castle Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 210, located eastbound between Exit 29A (Little Falls) and Exit 29 (Canajoharie), Little Falls | Open 24/7
Iroquois Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 210, located westbound between Exit 29 (Canajoharie) and Exit 29A (Little Falls), Little Falls | Open 24/7
Schuyler Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 227, located westbound between Exit 30 (Herkimer) and Exit 31 (Utica), Frankfort | Open 24/7
Oneida Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 244, located eastbound between Exit 33 (Verona-Rome) and Exit 32 (Westmoreland-Rome), Westmoreland | Open 24/7
Chittenango Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 266, located westbound between Exit 34 (Canastota) and Exit 34A (Syracuse I-481), Canastota | Open 24/7
Chautauqua-Allegheny
National Comedy Center, 203 W. 2nd St., Jamestown | Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
Finger Lakes
Central NY Welcome Center: 9090 Destiny USA Drive, 2nd level, Syracuse | Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday; Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Finger Lakes Welcome Center: 35 Lakefront Drive, Geneva | Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Port Byron Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 310, located eastbound between Exit 41 (Waterloo) and Exit 40 (Weedsport, Port Byron | Open 24/7, starting March 19
Warners Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 292, located westbound between Exit 39 (Syracuse West) and Exit 40 (Weedsport), Warners | Open 24/7, starting March 24
Junius Ponds Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 324, located westbound between Exit 41 (Waterloo) and Exit 42 (Geneva), Phelps | Open 24/7
Clifton Springs Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 337, located eastbound between Exit 43 (Manchester) and Exit 42 (Geneva), Clifton Springs | Open 24/7
Seneca Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 350, located westbound between Exit 44 (Canandaigua) and Exit 45 (Rochester I-490), Victor | Open 24/7
Greater Niagara
Western NY Welcome Center: 1999 Alvin Road (Exit 19 off I-190), Grand Island | Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Pembroke Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 397, located eastbound between Exit 48A (Pembroke) and Exit 48 (Batavia), Corfu | Open 24/7
Clarence Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 412, located westbound between Exit 48A (Pembroke) and Exit 49 (Depew), Clarence | Open 24/7
Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley | Catskills Welcome Center: Woodbury Commons, Market Hall, 13498 Red Apple Ct., Central Valley | Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday to Sunday
Ardsley Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 6, located northbound between Exit 6A (Yonkers Toll Gantry) and Exit 7 (Ardsley), Hastings-on-Hudson | Open 24/7
Plattekill Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 65, located northbound between Exit 17 (Newburgh I-84) and Exit 18 (New Paltz), Plattekill | Open 24/7
Modena Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 66, located southbound between Exit 18 (New Paltz) and Exit 17 (Newburgh I-84), Modena | Open 24/7
Long Island
Long Island Welcome Center: 5100 Long Island Expressway, eastbound between Exits 51 and 52, Dix Hills | Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
New York City
Moynihan Train Hall: MTA Long Island Rail Road Ticket Windows, 421 8th Ave., New York | Open 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily
Thousand Islands-Seaway
North Country Welcome Center: 43350 Collins Landing Road (near the Thousand Island Bridge), Alexandria Bay | Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily starting April 1
https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/202 ... utType=amp
Starting today, the state is giving away free eclipse glasses to help New Yorkers safely enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on April 8. The limited-edition I LOVE NY glasses will be available at 30 locations across the state — including some New York State Thruway rest stops and New York State Welcome Centers, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced.
“The total solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-generation experience for our state, and it’s critical that New Yorkers have the tools and information to enjoy it safely,” Hochul said.
The complimentary glasses will be limited to two pairs per person while supplies last, the governor’s office said.
The viewers were approved by the state Department of Health and are marked with an ISO certification — the international standard created to ensure solar eclipse glasses truly protect viewers’ eyes when gazing at the eye-damaging sun.
The stellar show will mark the first total solar eclipse to cross the Empire State in nearly 100 years. It will pass over Western New York, parts of the Finger Lakes and Central New York, the North Country and the Adirondacks in a path that will stretch about 124 miles wide.
Here are the 30 places the free I LOVE NY eclipse glasses will be available in New York state, according to the tourism bureau:
Adirondacks
Adirondacks Welcome Center: I-87 Northbound between Exit 17 and 18, Glens Falls | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Lake Placid Visitor Bureau: 2608 Main St., Lake Placid | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Capital-Saratoga
Capital Region Welcome Center: New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) northbound between Exits 21B and 21A (Milepost 127), Hannacroix | Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Catskills
New Baltimore Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 127, located northbound and southbound between Exit 21B (Coxsackie) and Exit 21A (Berkshire Section/to Mass Pike), Hannacroix | Open 24/7
Central New York
Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: New York State Thruway (I-90) westbound at Mohawk River Lock E13 (Milepost 187), Fultonville | Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Southern Tier Welcome Center: Interstate 81 northbound (between the Pennsylvania state line and Exit 1), Kirkwood | Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
Mohawk Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 172, located eastbound between Exit 27 (Amsterdam) and Exit 26 (Schenectady West), Amsterdam | Open 24/7
Indian Castle Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 210, located eastbound between Exit 29A (Little Falls) and Exit 29 (Canajoharie), Little Falls | Open 24/7
Iroquois Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 210, located westbound between Exit 29 (Canajoharie) and Exit 29A (Little Falls), Little Falls | Open 24/7
Schuyler Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 227, located westbound between Exit 30 (Herkimer) and Exit 31 (Utica), Frankfort | Open 24/7
Oneida Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 244, located eastbound between Exit 33 (Verona-Rome) and Exit 32 (Westmoreland-Rome), Westmoreland | Open 24/7
Chittenango Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 266, located westbound between Exit 34 (Canastota) and Exit 34A (Syracuse I-481), Canastota | Open 24/7
Chautauqua-Allegheny
National Comedy Center, 203 W. 2nd St., Jamestown | Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday
Finger Lakes
Central NY Welcome Center: 9090 Destiny USA Drive, 2nd level, Syracuse | Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday; Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Finger Lakes Welcome Center: 35 Lakefront Drive, Geneva | Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Port Byron Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 310, located eastbound between Exit 41 (Waterloo) and Exit 40 (Weedsport, Port Byron | Open 24/7, starting March 19
Warners Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 292, located westbound between Exit 39 (Syracuse West) and Exit 40 (Weedsport), Warners | Open 24/7, starting March 24
Junius Ponds Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 324, located westbound between Exit 41 (Waterloo) and Exit 42 (Geneva), Phelps | Open 24/7
Clifton Springs Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 337, located eastbound between Exit 43 (Manchester) and Exit 42 (Geneva), Clifton Springs | Open 24/7
Seneca Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 350, located westbound between Exit 44 (Canandaigua) and Exit 45 (Rochester I-490), Victor | Open 24/7
Greater Niagara
Western NY Welcome Center: 1999 Alvin Road (Exit 19 off I-190), Grand Island | Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Pembroke Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 397, located eastbound between Exit 48A (Pembroke) and Exit 48 (Batavia), Corfu | Open 24/7
Clarence Service Area: Interstate 90 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 412, located westbound between Exit 48A (Pembroke) and Exit 49 (Depew), Clarence | Open 24/7
Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley | Catskills Welcome Center: Woodbury Commons, Market Hall, 13498 Red Apple Ct., Central Valley | Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday to Sunday
Ardsley Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 6, located northbound between Exit 6A (Yonkers Toll Gantry) and Exit 7 (Ardsley), Hastings-on-Hudson | Open 24/7
Plattekill Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 65, located northbound between Exit 17 (Newburgh I-84) and Exit 18 (New Paltz), Plattekill | Open 24/7
Modena Service Area: Interstate 87 - New York State Thruway, Milepost 66, located southbound between Exit 18 (New Paltz) and Exit 17 (Newburgh I-84), Modena | Open 24/7
Long Island
Long Island Welcome Center: 5100 Long Island Expressway, eastbound between Exits 51 and 52, Dix Hills | Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
New York City
Moynihan Train Hall: MTA Long Island Rail Road Ticket Windows, 421 8th Ave., New York | Open 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily
Thousand Islands-Seaway
North Country Welcome Center: 43350 Collins Landing Road (near the Thousand Island Bridge), Alexandria Bay | Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily starting April 1
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