Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

nycgo.com 115 Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve parks.ny.gov/parks/166/details.aspx The preserve, occupying a 260-acre tract near the southwest shore of Staten Island, contains a variety of unique habitats and cultural history, plus an Interpretive Center. 718 967 1976 | 83 Nielsen Ave. (Carlin St. at Storer Ave.), Staten Island 10309  East River State Park parks.ny.gov/ parks/155/details.aspx  Seven-acre waterfront park, site of 19th-century shipping dock, offers views of Manhattan skyline. Native meadow plantings among historic rail yard remnants; passive recreation. Picnicking and barbecues (permit required). 718 782 2731 | 90 Kent Ave. (N. 8th St.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211  Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park brooklynbridgeparknyc.org Nine-acre waterfront park with sprawling lawn, boardwalk and carousel between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. Bordering the park are landmark Civil-War era coffee and tobacco warehouses. 718 222 9939 | 1 Main St. at East River (Plymouth St.), Brooklyn 11201 Floyd Bennett Field (Gateway National Recreation Area) nyharborparks.org /visit/flbe.html  Former airport now dedicated to aviation history, sports, and the great outdoors. Nature programs: urban camping, ecology walks, astronomy and gardening events, kayak trips. Home to Historic Aircraft Restoration Project, inddor and outdoor sports venues. For bike rentals, visit wheelfunrentals.com/ Locations/New-York-6. 718 338 3799 William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, Flatbush Ave. south of Belt Pkwy., Brooklyn 11234  Flushing Meadows Corona Park nycgovparks.org  Site of World’s Fair, Citi Field, tennis center, museums, botanical garden, lake, skating rink, pool, carousel, zoo, and theater. Marina on Flushing Bay. 718 760 6565 | Long Island Expwy.– Roosevelt Ave., Van Wyck Expwy.–111th St., Queens  Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park fdrfourfreedomspark.org Memorial park on Roosevelt Island, designed by Louis Kahn, celebrates the legacy of President Roosevelt and his “Four Freedoms” through educa- tionalinitiativesandpublicprogram- ming. Free. 212 204 8831 | 1 FDR Four Freedoms Park, East Rd. south of Rd. 3, Roosevelt Island 10044  Gantry Plaza State Park parks.ny.gov /parks/149/details.aspx  Twelve- acre riverside oasis juxtaposes views of midtownManhattan with the rugged beauty of the park’s restored gantries. Manicured gardens, unique mist fountain, playgrounds, con- certs. 718 786 6385 | 49th Ave. and Center Blvd., Long Island City, Queens 11101 The Greenbelt—Staten Island sigreenbelt.org  Natural woodlands and meadows joined with traditional parks encompass 2,800 acres. Nature center and trails with guided hiking. Golf course, carousel, and wildlife refuge. 718 667 2165 | office: The Greenbelt Conservancy, 200 Nevada Ave., Staten Island 10306  Highbridge Park nycgovparks.org /parks/highbridge-park  Highlights include: walkable High Bridge, NYC’s oldest bridge (1848, reopened 2015), crosses to the Bronx 140 feet above the HarlemRiver; landmark High- bridge Water Tower (1872); outdoor swimming pool. 212 408 0100 | enter at AmsterdamAve. & 173rd St., NYC 10039  The High Line thehighline.org Unique park constructed on a former elevated freight railway built in the 1930s. Integrated landscape com- bines meandering pathways with naturalistic plantings. Open daily 7am–10pm. 212 500 6035 | Gansevoort St.–W. 34th St., between Tenth & Eleventh Aves. (access at Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 23rd, 26th, 28th, 30th and 34th Sts.), Manhattan  Hudson River Park hudsonriverpark .org  Redevelopment of Manhattan’s West Side waterfront as a 550-acre park, with piers, lawns and bikeways. 212 627 2020 | Hudson River Waterfront, West St. between Battery Pl. and 59th St., Manhattan  Kissena Park nycgovparks.org/ parks/kissenapark  Romantic Kissena Lake, surrounded by weep- ing willows; Siegfried Stern Bicycle Track, only velodrome in NYC; Historic Grove with rare trees; KoreanWar andWWI tributes. 718 359 1297 | bounded by Oak Ave., Rose Ave., Kissena Blvd., Booth Memorial Ave. and 164th St., Flushing, Queens 11365  National Park Service—New York City nps.gov  Info on historic sites, monuments and recreation areas in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. 718 354 4606 