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The Isle of Meadows, shown in red, along the western side of Staten Island. The Isle of Meadows (also known as the Isle of Meadow) is a 87-acre (0.35 km 2) uninhabited island in the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States. It is located along the western side of Staten Island, where Fresh Kills empties into the Arthur Kill ...
Beach at Sunken Meadow State Park. Sunken Meadow State Park is open year-round from sunrise to sunset. The park's features include three miles (4.8 km) of beaches on the Long Island Sound, a three-quarters-mile-long (1.2 km) boardwalk, six miles (9.7 km) of hiking trails, and facilities for biking, horseback riding, watersports, and general recreation.
A map showing major greenspaces in New York City: 1) Central Park, 2) Van Cortlandt Park, 3) Bronx Park, 4) Pelham Bay Park, 5) Flushing Meadows Park, 6) Forest Park, 7) Prospect Park, 8) Floyd Bennett Field, 9) Jamaica Bay, A) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden, B) Fort Wadsworth, C) Miller Field, D) Great Kills Park Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States.
Sunken Meadow State Park: Long Island: Suffolk: 1,288 acres (521 ha) 1926 [185] 2,042,449: Long Island Sound: Also known as Governor Alfred E. Smith State Park. Includes the Sunken Meadow State Park Golf Course [186] Sunset Bay State Marine Park: Allegany: Chautauqua: Cattaraugus Creek: Includes a marina, fishing, birdwatching, and parking. [187]
The Flushing River continues to run through the park, and two large lakes called Meadow and Willow Lakes take up much of the park's area south of the Long Island Expressway. Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is owned and maintained by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation , also known as NYC Parks.
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is a 875-acre (3.54 km 2) state park in southern Suffolk County, New York. [3] The park lies on the western end of Fire Island, one of the central barrier islands off the southern coast of Long Island, and is known for its five-mile (8.0 km) stretch of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.
The following is a list of attractions on Long Island, New York State.The list includes museums, parks, and beaches as well as many other types of attractions. In this list, "Long Island" is defined as the geographical entity, and thus the list includes attractions in Kings County, New York, a.k.a. Brooklyn, as well as Queens County, New York, a.k.a. Queens, which are both parts of New York City.
Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre (0.77 km 2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County , with a smaller portion located in Albany County .