Salt Marshes in New York City - Idlewild Park
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City - Powell's Cove Park
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City Parks - Alley Pond Park
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City Parks - Brant Point
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City Parks - Dubos Point
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City Parks - Jamaica Bay Park
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Salt Marshes in New York City Parks - Udalls Park Preserve
Salt marshes play a critical role in the support of human life, acting as natural filtration systems by trapping pollutants th...

Samuel & Ethel Lefrak Meadow
This sprawling 96-acre meadow overlooking Willow Lake is named in honor of Samuel and Ethel LeFrak. Samuel J. LeFrak (1918-20...

Sandpiper Playground
This park honors the sandpipers that can be found at nearby Rockaway Beach. These small birds make their way though this area...

Seagirt Avenue Wetlands
These wetlands thrive in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. The word “Seagirt” literally means surrounded by the...

Sean’s Place
Sean McDonald (1968-1994) was a rookie police officer killed in the line of duty at twenty-six years of age.  McDonald...

Seaside Playground
This playground is named for the surrounding neighborhood, Seaside, along the Atlantic Ocean in Rockaway. The name Rockaway w...

September 11, 2001 Living Memorial Grove
This grove of flowering trees is a living memorial dedicated to the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. It is one of five L...

Sergeant Colyer Square
Sergeant Wilbur E. Colyer (1901-1918) was the first and youngest Queens resident to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. He ...

Seven Gables Playground
American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) is the namesake of nearby J.H.S. 74, so Parks named this playground after one ...

Seven Oaks
This triangle takes its name from the seven majestic Northern Pin Oaks (Quercus ellipsoidalis) that it contains. Northern Pin ...

Shellfish in New York City - Udalls Park Preserve
Udalls Park Preserve is located near Little Neck Bay, where a shellfishing community developed during the 1830s. The industry...

Sherry Park
The namesake of this park is James A. Sherry (1889-1955), the Chief Park Administrator under former Parks Commissioner Rober...

Short Triangle
This triangle is named for Albert E. Short (1874-1951), a lifelong resident of Long Island City who served as a Queens Assista...

Sixteen Oaks Park
This small sitting park was originally named after Anthony Leo Placella, a native of Long Island City who died in World War I....