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Flushing Meadows–Corona Park is the fourth-largest public park in New York City, with a total area of 897 acres (363 ha). Until the 19th century, the site consisted of wetlands straddling the Flushing River, which traverses the region from north to south. Starting in the first decade of the 20th century, it was used as a dumping ground for ...
At 655.3 acres (265.2 ha), Alley Pond Park is the second-largest public park in Queens, behind Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, and the ninth-largest public park in the city. [46] It occupies part of a terminal moraine , a ridge of sand and rock, that was formed by a glacier 15,000 years ago, at the southern terminus of the Laurentide Ice Sheet .
Marsha P. Johnson State Park (formerly and also known as East River State Park) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) state park [2] in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan .
Inwood Hill Park's ball-fields are heavily used by local and other city leagues during the baseball season. This usage places extreme pressure on the park, which, as a result, has required more active management in recent years. [citation needed] Inwood Hill Park also has facilities for barbecuing, a dogs run, and kayak and canoe launches.
Riverside Park is a scenic public park on the waterfront of the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The park measures 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 100 to 500 feet (30 to 152 m) wide, running between the Hudson River and Henry Hudson Parkway to the west and the ...
Pratt's Falls Park is a county park in Pompey, New York, United States. This park officially opened to the public on July 3, 1934. [1] It contains Pratt's Falls, a 137 ft (42 m) ribbon or cascade style waterfall, [2] and various facilities and trails. Pratt's Falls park is part of the Onondaga County Parks system. [3]
Lafayette Square is a seven-acre (28,327 m 2) public park located within President's Park in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south.
Sandy Springs Park is bound on the southwest by Best Street, on the northeast by Cedar Street, on northwest by Boyd Avenue and Willow Avenue, and on the southeast by Karrow Street, all within the City of Maryville, Tennessee. The park consists of 20 acres (81,000 m 2) bordering Pistol Creek. The park sits just behind Maryville Junior High School.