AP file photo Jane Walentas poses with one of her carousel horses. She spent years restoring the carousel from the former Idora Park in Youngstown and later reopened it in New York City. AP file photo ...

A piece of nostalgia that many will fondly remember from having spent summer days at Idora Park was the centerpiece Saturday in New York City for a special celebration and honor. The park’s former ...

In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, Jane's Carousel, left, is shown on the East River shoreline in Brooklyn, N.Y. The carousel, built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan company of Germantown, Penn., was ...

NEW YORK - In the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, strains of old-fashioned music from an organ float over the river, mingling with the sound of children's laughter. It's coming from one of the happiest ...

NEW YORK — In the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, strains of old-fashioned music from an organ float over the river, mingling with the sound of children’s laughter. It’s coming from one of the happiest ...

Jane’s Carousel, the beloved Brooklyn Bridge Park attraction, may have only been installed in 2011 at its current location, but the carousel itself is turning 100 years old this year. As with any ...