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A proposed water park that would bring wave pools and 80-foot-tall water slides to New York City sailed through final approval on Tuesday and is set to break ground this year. The city's Franchise and Concession Review Committee voted to allow the proposed 35-year lease with Aquatic Development Group. The planned 26-acre attraction is set to take over a slice of Randalls Island parkland, where the East and Harlem Rivers meet under the Triborough Bridge.
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