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Sunset Park is a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) public park in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, between 41st and 44th Streets and 5th and 7th Avenues. The modern-day park contains a playground , recreation center, and pool.
The park is open year-round for day use and offers a beach, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground, fishing (pan fish and game fish), hiking, a nature trail, seasonal wildfowl and small game hunting, snowshoeing and cross-county skiing, and a food concession. A marina launch from the park is located south of Sunset Island.
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.
Roberto Clemente State Park: New York City: Bronx: 24 acres (9.7 ha) 1973 [164] 1,092,606: Harlem River: The first New York state park established in an urban setting. Originally named Harlem River State Park. Includes swimming pools, sports fields, and picnic areas. [164] [165] Rock Island Lighthouse State Park: Thousand Islands: Jefferson: 4 ...
Orchard Beach (sometimes called the Bronx Riviera) is the only public beach in the New York City borough of the Bronx.The 115-acre (47 ha), 1.1-mile-long (1.8 km) beach is part of Pelham Bay Park and is situated on the western end of Long Island Sound.
Horseshoe crabs on the shore of Plumb Beach in June 2017. The government of New York City acquired the federal property for park purposes in 1924, but leased it to a contracting company, which parceled and rented the land. [6] The National Park Service acquired Plumb Beach in 1972, and added it to the Gateway National Recreation Area. [11]
Sunset Park is divided into two neighborhood tabulation areas, Sunset Park West and Sunset Park East, which collectively comprise the population of Sunset Park. Based on data from the 2010 United States census , the population of Sunset Park was 126,381, a change of 7,919 (6.3%) from the 118,462 counted in 2000 .
In 1938, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) took over responsibility for the boardwalk's maintenance. [2] Parks commissioner Robert Moses criticized the condition of the Coney Island, Rockaway , and South Beach boardwalks, saying, "These beaches and boardwalks were never properly planned, and cannot under present ...