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Crocheron Park
214 Pl., 214 La., 215 Pl, Cross Island Pkwy. bet. 33 Ave. and 35 Ave.
Queens
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 45.79
Highlights
Buz O'Rourke Playground
This playground honors James “Buz” O’Rourke (1928-1997), an advisor to Queens Borough President Claire Shulman and a longtime community activist in… Read More
Joe Michaels Mile
This park is named in honor of Joseph Michaels (1941-1987), a health activist and longtime resident of Queens. Early in his life, in the 1960s, Michaels was the drummer… Read More
The Asian Longhorned Beetle - Crocheron Park
The Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis ) was found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996. Scientists believe it came to the United States by way of wood crating… Read More












