Park Marine Park

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tree lines in park



the park s salt marsh nature center



carmine carro community center


marine park public park located in neighborhood of marine park. 530 acres (2.1 km) of grassland , salt marsh surround westernmost inlet of jamaica bay. of park s land donated new york city turned public park land whitney family in 1920 , frederic b. pratt , alfred tredway white, jointly donated 150 acres (0.61 km) in 1917. land donated consists of area between current day fillmore avenue , gerritsen avenue , east 38th street. 2 thousand acres (8 km), on half of has been donated national park service part of gateway national recreation area, park fertile salt marsh supplied freshwater gerritsen creek. marine park, surrounded neighborhood named after, consists of recreational park areas , salt marsh nature center, myrtle warblers, grasshopper sparrows, cottontail rabbits, ring-necked pheasants, horseshoe crabs, , oyster toadfish can found.


the park used fishing ground village of keshawchqueren. new land purchases in 1930s, park grew 1822 acres (7.4 km) 1937. same year, board of aldermen named site brooklyn marine park .


the park gained land mass dump, dynamic led many rats in area local children hunted them bows , arrows in 1960s. 1 neighborhood boy bitten rat in sleep.


recreational facilities built in decades follow, including pratt-white athletic field (1939) dedicated 2 fathers of marine park. 210-acre (0.85 km) golf course opened in 1963, , john v. lindsay model airport dedicated in 1971. golf course designed renowned course architect robert trent jones , hosts several pro-am golf tournaments, including brooklyn open , jamaica open ny golf tournament. new ballfields opened in 1979 , named baseball-loving nypd officer rocco torre in 1997. nature trails established along gerritsen creek in 1984-85 invite parkgoers observe wealth of flora , fauna. ongoing improvements @ end of 20th century include reconstruction of basketball, tennis, , bocce courts; of baseball fields; , of lenape playground @ avenue u. new nature center opened in 2000. carmine carro community center, named carmine carro, local activist , park advocate served president marine park civic association, opened in march 2013. building s “green” elements include solar panels, geothermal heating , cooling system, , green roof. because of these energy-saving features, parks department seeking leed silver certification building. park s playground, several sports fields, , 0.83 mile-long running path built on ancient keshawchqueren burial ground.









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