PARKS
Juniper Valley Park
Juniper Boulevard between
Lutheran Avenue, 71st Street
and Dry Harbor Road
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/junipervalleypark/
Juniper Valley Park is an integral
part of Middle Village. Residents
spend time with old friends and
neighbors while groups gather
to take advantage of the tennis,
handball and basketball courts.
Includes a dog run.
Kissena Park
Fresh Meadows Lane and
Kissena Boulevard between
Oak, Underhill and Booth
Memorial avenues
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/kissenapark/
Beautiful Kissena Lake creates
an idyllic setting to enjoy a
sunny day. Stroll through the
park to take in the lush flora
and fauna, and be sure not to
miss the historic tree grove.
Locust Grove Civic Triangle
North Conduit Avenue between
118th Street and Lefferts
Boulevard
http://www.
nycgovparks.org/parks/
locustgrovecivictriangle/
The greenspace is 0.32 acres
large. It contains baseball
fields.
Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park
Atlantic and 95th avenues
between 125th and 127th
streets
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q129/
From the time the park opened
in 1938, it has been known
locally as Smokey Oval Park.
It includes basketball and
handball courts and baseball
and football fields.
Poppenhusen Park
College Place and College Point
Boulevard between 11th and
12th avenues
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q042/
Conrad Poppenhusen
(1818-83), entrepreneur and
philanthropist, was born in
Hamburg, Germany. In 1852, he
obtained a license from Charles
Goodyear to manufacture hard
rubber goods and moved his
firm to a farming village in what
is now Queens.
Powell’s Cove Park
11th Avenue between 130th
Street, Powell’s Cove Boulevard,
138th Place and Ninth Avenue
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q461/
Powell’s Cove, an environmental
waterfront park completed
in 1999, is a bay with sizable
wetlands and undeveloped
uplands in College Point.
Probably named for the Powell
family, who owned land in the
vicinity as late as 1873, this
parkland was envisaged as
a waterfront park to protect
tidal wetlands and the natural
environment of the marshland
region.
Queensbridge Park
Queensboro Bridge, 41st Road,
40th Avenue between The East
River, Vernon Boulevard and
21st Street
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q104/
This park is named for the
nearby Queensboro Bridge,
which is also known as the
Queensbridge or 59th Street
Bridge. The 1960s band Simon
and Garfunkel made the bridge
famous in their song “Feelin’
Groovy,” also called “The 59th
Street Bridge Song.”
Railroad Park
129th Avenue between 172nd
and 176th streets
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q412/
This park takes its name
from the Long Island Rail
Road, whose tracks form the
area’s southwest boundary.
The railroad began with the
incorporation of the Brooklyn
& Jamaica Railroad Co. April
25, 1832.
Rockaway Beach
Ocean Promenade, the
Atlantic Ocean and Beach
110th Street
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q050/
The origins of the name
“Rockaway” is closely
related to the language of
the Delaware and Chippewa
native Americans. Linguistic
experts recognize both
“reckonwacky,” meaning “the
place of our own people,” and
“reckanawahaha,” meaning
“the place of laughing
waters,” as the area’s
Indigenous names.
Rockaway Beach and
Boardwalk
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/rockawaybeach/
One of New York City’s most
popular summer destinations,
the entire beach encompasses
more than 170 acres of sun
and sand. Seven playgrounds
provide entertainment for the
younger set, while volleyball,
skating and the city’s only
surfing areas keep adults
active.
Rockaway Community Park
Almeda and Norton avenues
between Beach 58th Street,
Sommerville Basin, Beach 49th
Street and Conch Basin
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/rockawaycommunitypark
Rockaway Community Park
is an intriguing example of
the diversity of New York
City’s parks. It offers a great
opportunity for wildlife and
nature lovers.
Roy Wilkins Recreation
Center
Merrick Boulevard between
115th and 116th avenues and
Baisley Boulevard
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/roywilkins/
Named after the civil rights
leader and late NAACP
president, this unique public
space is a cultural touchstone
for the city. The park’s
425-seat theater is home
to its own troupe, the Black
Spectrum Theatre, and a
4-acre vegetable garden gives
local children and adults the
opportunity to grow their own
produce.
Travers Park
34th Avenue between 77th
and 78th streets
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/traverspark/
Named in honor of Jackson
Heights community leader
Thomas J. Travers, the
park features a leaf-andvine
shaped spray shower,
benches, plantings and a
bicycle rack. The playground
is ADA-compliant and
appropriate for children 5
to 10.
Udalls Cove Park
Northern Boulevard, 244th
to 247th streets and Douglas
Road
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q452/
The park is a 30-acre nature
preserve that contains Aurora
Pond.
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Boulevard between
68th Avenue and 68th Road
http://www.nycgovparks.org/
parks/Q425/map
The park is 1.75 acres. It
contains basketball courts,
bathrooms, eateries,
playgrounds, spray showers and
water fountains. Has dog run.
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