City tourism starts big over Memorial Day weekend

The city's summer tourist season started with a bang over the Memorial Day holiday weekend last week.

NEWS APP.IT IS FREE IN YOUR APPSTORE.THE CITY’S SUMMER TOURISTSEASON STARTED WITH A BANG THISPAST MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAYWEEKEND.{***VO**}CITY MANAGER PETER ZANONITOLD COUNCIL MEMBERS THATDESPITE HUGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLETRAVLING TO THE ISLAND, THEREWERE NO MAJOR ISSUES.OVER THE FIVE DAY HOLIDAYWEEKEND FROM THURSDAY TOMEMORIAL DAY, ABOUT 18-THOUSANDVEHICLES CROSSED THE JFKCAUSEWAY BRIDGE EACH DAY.THERE WAS ONE DOWN S