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Floyd Bennett Field, Flatbush Avenue South
Brooklyn, NY 11234
718-338-3688
Gateway National Recreation Area couldn't be more aptly named: Two wings of this park stretch into New York Harbor like a stuck-open gate. These immovable masses jut out of both New York and New Jersey, reaching toward each other. But the park serves up much more than peninsulas: Several sections in both states, broken up like pieces of a puzzle in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Sandy Hook, New Jersey, offer great beaches and bird-watching. Who knew?All this preserved land set aside in one of the world's most populous areas seems like an anomaly. But it's a welcome respite from the concrete jungle that surrounds it. Where else can you watch a peregrine falcon dive against the backdrop of a skyscraper skyline? And the marshlands of Jamaica Bay are just one part of this park. Fantastic beaches, old military forts, and wildlife are the big draws to this unexpectedly diverse park.
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