Monthly Archives: December 2011

Riis Park off season

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

A cold and windy day at the beach…. Constructed on the site of one of the first US naval air stations, the park was designed in 1936 by Park Commissioner Robert Moses, who envisioned Riis Park as a beach for … Continue reading →

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throgs neck / edgewater park, Bronx

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

Where the East River and the Long Island Sound meet; the waterfront between the Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges private docks and the Throgs Neck Bridge barges in the river and  Whitestone, Queens in the background                 the Whitestone Bridge … Continue reading →

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Natural History

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

“Natural History” sculpture by Patrick Dougherty to commemorate Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s 100th anniversary                                                 a good place for hide and seek

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Francis Lewis Park

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

continuing the tour of parks along the East River in north Queens Dutch farmers founded Whitestone in 1645, naming the area for a large white boulder along the shore. The park honors Francis Lewis a member of the Continental Congress … Continue reading →

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Powells Cove; Malba

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

Malba is an upper middle-class neighborhood in the Whitestone section of Queens. The waterfront neighborhood is home to some of the largest and most expensive private houses in New York City. Its name is derived from the first letters of … Continue reading →

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Powells Cove; College Point

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

                                             Powell’s Cove Park was completed in 1999 on an East River bay with sizable wetlands and filled uplands. The Queens neighborhood of College Point borders on the west and Malba borders on the east. The first known European resident … Continue reading →

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Crocheron Park

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Denise P. Puchol

From the pondup the stepsto the gazebos on the bluff across the footbridge over the Cross Island Pkwy. the bike path, part of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway looking toward Alley Pond Park Little Neck Bay and a swan family The Crocheron … Continue reading →

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