Crescent Beach Park

This park and the surrounding community are named for the sandbar that separates them from Great Kills Harbor. At low tide, this crescent-shaped sandbar emerges from the foot of Wiman Avenue toward Crooke’s Point in Gateway National Recreation Area. Much of this area was once marshland, used as a landfill in the 1930s and 1940s. Over time, erosion separated Crooke’s Point from the rest of Staten Island, and it became known as Crooke’s Island. It was reattached when Gateway was built. Today, Crescent Beach is comprised of several waterfront, wooded, and wetland sites on Tennyson Drive between Hales and Wiman Avenues.

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• Horseshoe Crabs In New York City Parks - Crescent Beach
• Monarch Butterflies In New York City - Crescent Beach
• Shellfish In New York City - Crescent Beach

More About Crescent Beach Park

Zip Code:10308, 10312
Community Board: 03
Council Member: Joseph Borelli
Park ID: R135
Acreage: 110.96
Property Type: Nature Area

Other Parks Nearby

• Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground (0.84 miles)
• Great Kills Veterans Playground (0.83 miles)
• Bayview Terrace Park (1.13 miles)
• Greencroft Playground (1.23 miles)
• Blue Heron Park (1.46 miles)