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Kissena Corridor Park
Booth Memorial Ave., Crommelin St., Colden St. Bet. College Pt. Blvd. And Kissena Blvd.
Queens
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 100.87
Highlights
Amerigo Vespucci Campo-Di-Boccie
Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) discovered the bay at Rio de Janeiro and the Plate river on the east coast of Brazil on a Portuguese expedition from 1501-1502 that convinced… Read More
Captain Mario Fajardo Park
"I'm proud to serve this country that has given me, an immigrant, so much opportunity. I have no regrets. I would do it all over again." - Captain Mario… Read More
Kissena Corridor East
The word “kissena”, which frequently appears in Flushing place names, means “ít is cold” in the Chippewa language (the actual natives in the… Read More
Playground One Forty Six (CXLVI)
Playground One Forty Six CXLVI, located in the Queens neighborhood of Queensboro Hill, takes its name from its location on 146th Street. Using Roman numerals demonstrates… Read More
Rachel Carson Playground
This playground, like the school across the street, honors the environmentalist author Rachel Carson (1907-1964). Born on May 27, 1907, in Springdale, Pennsylvania,… Read More
Underhill Playground
This playground is part of a series of open spaces acquired as Kissena Corridor Park in 1947. The park addition of 45.6 acres consisted of two linear strips of… Read More
Directions to Kissena Corridor Park
Know Before You Go
This project in construction entails a new comfort station for the Kissena Park Ballfields, at 150th Street and 56th Avenue. It will provide much-needed bathroom facilities in this high traffic area of the park.
Anticipated Completion: Winter 2012
