State Park · New York, United States
Gantry Plaza State Park
Gantry Plaza State Park is a state park in New York, United States, covering 10.0 acres (4.0 ha), established in 1998; it recorded 3,005,182 visits in 2024.
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Area | 10.0 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Established | 1998 |
| Annual visits (2024) | 3,005,182 |
| Coordinates | 40.7447° N, 73.9589° W |
| Managed by | New York state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Gantry Plaza State Park
Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) state park on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The park is located in a former dockyard and manufacturing district, and includes remnants of facilities from the area's past. The most prominent feature of the park is a collection of gantries with car float transfer bridges, which in turn were served by barges that carried freight railcars between Queens and Manhattan.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) · New York, United States · 5.0 miles away
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) · Newark, United States · 11.7 miles away
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) · New York, United States · 11.9 miles away
Parks nearby
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Stonewall National Monument
Hudson River Park
African Burial Ground National Monument
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Gantry Plaza State Park?
Gantry Plaza State Park is in New York, United States (40.7447° N, 73.9589° W).
When was Gantry Plaza State Park established?
Gantry Plaza State Park was established in 1998, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Gantry Plaza State Park?
Gantry Plaza State Park covers 10.0 acres (4.0 ha).
How many people visit Gantry Plaza State Park each year?
It recorded 3,005,182 recreation visits in 2024, the latest published figure.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_state_parks — Wikipedia list of New York state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gantry_Plaza_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).