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Tall Oak Playground
The 450 members of the Quercus genus make up the trees that are commonly known as oaks. The genus is found mainly in the Nort...

Telephone Playground
This park, located on Bell Boulevard between 75th Avenue and 217th Street, was named Bell Park, and later Telephone Playground...

Tenney Park
What was here before? Like much of eastern Queens, this area remained rural farmland through the 19th century. The area was o...

Tepper Triangle
This triangle honors Queens resident Bernard Adolph Tepper (1925–1966), one of twelve New York City firemen killed fight...

Terrace on the Park
The Terrace on the Park was constructed for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. The Port Authority of New York commission...

The Alley Pond Giant
Measured in the year 2000 at a height of 133.8 feet with a girth of 18.6 feet, this tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) may b...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Murray Park
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came ...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Bowne Park
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came ...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Crocheron Park
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came ...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came ...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Juniper Valley Park
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came ...

The Atlantic Flyway - Astoria Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Atlantic Flyway - Brookville Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Atlantic Flyway - Francis Lewis
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Atlantic Flyway - Highland Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Atlantic Flyway - Idlewild Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Atlantic Flyway - Railroad Park
The bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, was formerly listed as an endangered species. Although this majest...

The Carousel
The Forest Park Carousel holds some of the last surviving creations of master wood-carver Daniel Carl Muller. After emigratin...

The Forests of New York City - Alley Pond Park
There are roughly 1,000 acres of forest in Queens, which are divided almost evenly between Forest, Cunningham, and Alley Pond ...

The Forests of New York City - Cunningham Park
There are roughly 1,000 acres of forest in Queens, which are divided almost evenly between Forest, Cunningham, and Alley Pond ...

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