Parks in Queens
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has more parkland than any other borough in New York
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Enjoy Green Spaces
in Queens
When Queens became part of New York City in 1898,
the mostly rural borough had few public parks, but lots of
farmland.
Today,
the 7,106 acres of parkland are interspersed in more
than 400 parks, playgrounds, triangles and malls
throughout the borough's 14 Community Boards. These
parks are places where you can play ball, listen
to music, explore the wonders of nature and enjoy
a few precious moments with family and friends. This
land can be a refuge from the hectic pace of city
life.
Flushing
Meadows /
Corona Park Brochure
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Queens
parks include large open spaces, such as the 1,255
acre Flushing Meadows /
Corona Park. This is the second largest
park in the city hosts the USTA US Open Tennis Tournament.
Flushing Meadows/Corona Park is also home to the
New York Mets who play pro baseball at Shea Stadium;
the Queens Hall of Science, the Queens Museum of
Art, Queens Theatre in the Park, Queens Zoo, an 18
hole 'pitch & putt' golf course and the lovely
Queens Botanical Gardens.
Forest
Park consists of 538 acres with a
150-year-old oak forest and 3 nature trails,
the newly renovated Seuffert Bandshell with its
free concerts, the famous Daniel C. Mueller Carousel
and the Track and Field.
Alley
Pond Park, with it's 654 acres, is
home to the Alley Pond Environmental Center on
Northern Boulevard. Alley Pond Park has baseball
diamonds, football fields, handball courts, tennis
courts, wooded trails and a new Urban Park Ranger
Station.
Cunningham
Park, encompassing 358 acres, offers
recreation seekers tennis, baseball, bocci, picnic
areas, playgrounds, a concert oval, annual performances
by the Big Apple Circus and a playschool/summer
camp program run by the Parks Department.
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