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3 84th St. 84th Rockaway Pkwy. Schenck Ave. Q B Aqueduct Racetrack 2 5 are indicated on the map Welcome to the Greenway East Spring Ride routes and distances Holy Cross between flag poles located at greenway access points and Things to Do in Jamaica Bay L Creek Cemetery Brownsville points of interest. Clarendon Rd. Bike Shops Aviator Sports D Flatlands Ave. 157th Ave. Roy’s Sheepshead Cycle Field 2679 Avenue | (718) 758-7500 Pennsylvania Ave. 1.2 mi Brooklyn | (718) 648-1440 aviatorsports.com F Howard roysbikes.com Starrett 3.9 mi Sorrentino Recreation N L City Beach Larry’s Cycle Shop

84th St. 84th 91st St. 91st

92nd St. 92nd Center East Gateway Dr. 1854 1848 Cornaga Ave Protected Bicycle Bicycle Lane Shared Lane Brooklyn | (718) 377-3600 Flatbush Fresh Creek Brooklyn Far Rockaway | (718) 471-4818 & Pedestrian Path Nature Preserve Sports Fishing is subject to New York State regulation. The larryscycleshop.com with BROOKLYNAccess Point 2 5 Club Department of Environmental Conservation offers licenses Beach Youth Mini Mall for fishing. To purchase a license, callSpringfield (866) 933-2257 or visit 430 Beach 129th Street Organization Avenue I Rockaway Pkwy. Canarsie 102nd St. aca.dec.accela.com/dec. Gardens Rockaway | (718) 945-6787 2335 Bergen Avenue Cemetery Penn and Fountain JFK Paerdegat Restored Parks Brooklyn | (718) 531-6600 Bike Shop (Black) Landing Airport Paul Bicycle Shop x124 Bike Rentals (Grey) Basin Boating and Kayaking launch permits are obtained 163 Beach 116th Street Paedergat Ave. N. Canarsie 1.8 mi bbyosports.com

through the for Gateway launch sites Rockaway Park | (718) 318- Bedford Ave. Bedford Subway St. 56th Marinas Flatlands or through NYC Parks for City Park launch sites. For rules, 2000 Kayak Launch Site Stop 3.8 mi A Smitty’s Fishing Station (Grey: Launch with Rental) Park Preserve regulations, and safety tips, visit nyc.gov/parks. BrookvilleRide Bikes Pro Gear 301 East 9th Road Restrooms Seaview Ave. Brooklyn | (718) 945-2642 Swimming is popular at Jacob and Rockaway 4176 Bedford Ave Georgetown Canarsie Brooklyn | (347) 492-6200 Sebago Canoe Club Ride Distance Blvd. Bay Cross Beach. Enjoy! Be aware of rip currents. If caught, swim Marker P100F Rockspot Site Park ridebikeprogear.com 1400 Paerdegat Avenue North Q B Flatbush Ave. parallel to shore until free. To learn about current swimming Brooklyn | (718) 241-3683 conditions, call 311. Bike Rentals sebagocanoeclub.org N Bergen Wheel Fun Rentals 8. Canarsie Marina 59 (Kayak Rentals) Beach McGuire 157 Rockaway Beach Blvd

5 mi to Prospect to mi 5 59-14 Marine Mill Fields Park Pier RockSpot Tour helps you learn about sites in the Queens | (917) 231-6229 Rockaways on your phone or on the web: Far Rockaway | (718) 945-4500 Bath Park Fillmore Ave. Basin Hangar 5, marina59.com Beach D ➜➜ CALL: While on a tour, dial (347) 422-7952 and enter Brooklyn | (718) 758-7500 W 6th St. the RockSpot site code (for example, H109) to hear a Community Homecrest Avenue T Kayak & Bike Rentals Firehouse 59 / RWA description of that site. Wheel Fun Rentals Mill 3 mi 5803 Rockaway Beach Bou- Avenue U & E 33rd Street Island ➜➜ TEXT: Text the 4 digits site code to (815) 714-8937 and levard Gerritsen Ave. Brooklyn | (917) 533-6196 Rockaway | (718) 327-5919 Salt Marsh receive text descriptions on your mobile phone device. Nature Center rwalliance.org Cropsey Ave. 2.5 mi Surfing Gravesend ➜➜ WEB: rockspotnyc.org Boarders Millennium Development 192 Beach 92nd Street 2331 Bergen Avenue 7. Jamaica Bay Rockaway Beach Brooklyn | (718) 444-0101 Bedford Ave. Bedford Wildlife Refuge (718) 318-7997 x115

2.5 mi boarderssurfshop.com milldev.org

Ocean Pkwy. Rockaway Beach Surf Shop Sheepshead 2. Marine Park United Community Centers E107 A 177 Beach 116th Street 613 New Lots Avenue Bay Gerritsen 1. Floyd Bennett Field Rockaway | (718) 474-9345 Neptune Ave. Brooklyn | (718) 649-7979 Beach rockawaybeachsurfshop.net ucceny.org Entrance to Visitor Center 2.4 mi New York Surf School N D Fishing Charters S (718) 496-3371 Karen Ann Charters Coney Q F Brighton Emmons Ave. Broad surflessonsnewyork101.com Island Beach 1.1 mi Channel 16245 Cross Bay Boulevard Boardwalk Aviator Jamaica Howard Beach | (516) 728- Q Sports Horseback Riding B 1.3 mi Bay Park 6952 Beach Jamaica Bay Riding Academy Oriental Blvd. E100 7000 Shore Parkway karenanncharters.com Brooklyn | (718) 531-8949 3. Plumb horsebackride.com NYC Fly Fishing Cross Bay Blvd. Broad Channel 207 Davis Avenue Beach Rockaway American Park Golf Inwood | (718) 791-2094 Community Brooklyn Golf Center nycflyfishing.com Dubos Park Shore Parkway Greenway P102 Mott Ave. 3200 Flatbush Avenue Coney Island Boardwalk & Manhattan Beach Boardwalk: Walk Bike Across Bridge Point Greenway temporarily not ridable. E101 Brooklyn | (718) 253-6816 Whale Watching Bicycles Permitted 5:00 - 10:00am Only Riders must walk bikes on the sand. LIRR Bayswater brooklyngolfcenter.com American Princess Cruises Somerville Park A State Road and Heinzelman Arts Road E108

Beach Channel Dr. Rockaway Artist Alliance Beach 73 St. 73 Beach Breezy Point | (718) 474-0555 1.7 mi 260 Beach 116th Street Walk Bike Across Bridge Beach 108 St. H104 americanprincesscruises.com Far Rockaway Beach (718) 474-0861 H110 Beach Channel Dr. Edgemere Rockaway Visitor Centers Rockaway Seaside rockawayartistsalliance.org S Arverne Jamaica Bay Wildlife Ref- Belle Park Shore Front Pkwy. Rockaway Theatre Com- uge Visitor Center Riis Harbor Rockaway Beach Blvd. 3.8 mi Beach 9th St. Landing pany Broad Channel | (718) 318- 3.9 mi 6. Rockaway Beach The Post Theater, Building T4 4340 Rockaway Point Blvd. | (718) 374-6400 Nassau Expy. 3.8 mi Walk Bike Across Bridge rockawaytheatrecompany.org Ryan Visitor Center Neponsit 50 Aviation Road, Floyd Bennet Breezy 4. Fort 6. Rockaway Beach Recreation Centers Field | (718) 338-3799 Silver Point Brooklyn Sports Club Point Tilden County Park Atlantic 5. Park Rockaway Beach Boardwalk 1540 Van Siclen Avenue Salt Marsh Nature Center Breezy Boardwalk is temporarily closed due to Beach Point storm damage. Between Beach 108th Brooklyn | (718) 642-2720 Avenue U & E 33rd Street Street and Beach 73rd Street cyclists and brooklynsportsclub.com Brooklyn | (718) 421-2021 P105 H109 E106 P107 B100 P100 pedestrians may use Shore Front F102 Firehouse 59 Parkway path.

Wildlife Refuge or take the A to Broad Channel. Channel. Broad to A the take or Refuge Wildlife call or Visit (718) 474-0593 (718) newyorkbeachferry.com visit or nyc.gov/dot [email protected]

to Gerritsen Beach. Beach. Gerritsen to the to Cross Bay Blvd/ Bay Cross to the Catch B31 B31 Q53 There: Getting Ferry runs from Pier 11 in Manhattan to Riis Landing. Landing. Riis to Manhattan in 11 Pier from runs Ferry contact contact please workshops, upcoming about information

to Avenue U/Burnett St or or St U/Burnett Avenue to the Catch B3 There: Getting

at 116th Beach St. New York Beach Beach York New St. Beach 116th at the to transfer Q22 Q22 All greenway workshops will be held at 6:30pm. For more more For 6:30pm. at held be will workshops greenway All

or call the Visitor Center at at Center Visitor the call or (718) 318-4340 (718) . .

facilities. facilities. . . contact please [email protected]

and and the take or the Catch Q53 There: Getting

tours and Wildlife Refuge activities visit visit activities Refuge Wildlife and tours nps.gov/gate nps.gov/gate

for further improvements to the area’s parks and and parks area’s the to improvements further for

| Marine Park/Sheepshead Bay Park/Sheepshead Marine | 10.22.2014 10.22.2014

or support the Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition, Coalition, Greenway Bay Jamaica the support or

. visit information, more For kayaks. and nyc.gov/parks

construct a new boardwalk, and develop plans plans develop and boardwalk, new a construct tours, history and more. For more info on bird watching watching bird on info more For more. and history tours,

| Rockaway/Broad Channel Rockaway/Broad | 10.16.2014 If your organization would like to join, partner with, with, partner join, to like would organization your If

diamonds, playgrounds, and a launch site for canoes canoes for site launch a and playgrounds, diamonds,

information, call call information, (718) 318-4300. 318-4300. (718)

Engineers to protect the shoreline, control erosion, erosion, control shoreline, the protect to Engineers

on routes, activities, prime bird watching sites and and sites watching bird prime activities, routes, on

| Howard Beach/Ozone Park Beach/Ozone Howard | 10.07.2014 10.07.2014

a golf course, bocce courts, cricket fields, baseball fields, cricket courts, bocce course, golf a Development Corporation, and US Army Corps of of Corps Army US and Corporation, Development time playing basketball, tennis, or golf. For more more For golf. or tennis, basketball, playing time

many trails. Start at the Visitor Contact Station for info info for Station Contact Visitor the at Start trails. many

Creek Canarsie/Spring | 09.30.2014

is working with the community, NYC Economic Economic NYC community, the with working is

green community center and many amenities, including including amenities, many and center community green

have a bite to eat, visit the historic bathhouse or pass pass or bathhouse historic the visit eat, to bite a have

ponds, all while bird watching and hiking the area’s area’s the hiking and watching bird while all ponds, facebook.com/JBGCoalition. visit: Bay,

Beach. NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Recreation and Parks of Department NYC Beach. Save the Date: Jamaica Bay Greenway Workshops Greenway Bay Jamaica Date: the Save

regional wildlife. The park boasts the City’s first all- first City’s the boasts park The wildlife. regional

Station in the 1920s. Today, you can visit the boardwalk, boardwalk, the visit can you Today, 1920s. the in Station

upland fields, woods, and fresh and brackish water water brackish and fresh and woods, fields, upland updates on the Coalition’s work throughout Jamaica Jamaica throughout work Coalition’s the on updates was invested to repair and restore Rockaway Rockaway restore and repair to invested was

the Nature Trail to observe unique unique observe to Trail Nature Creek Gerritsen the

Jacob Riis Park was originally a Naval Air Air Naval States United a originally was Park Riis Jacob

planning process. planning After , more than $140 million million $140 than more Sandy, Hurricane After can explore the refuge’s 9,155 acres of salt marsh, marsh, salt of acres 9,155 refuge’s the explore can

parkland it connects. For more information and to get get to and information more For connects. it parkland

Nature Center. Independent visitors can wander along along wander can visitors Independent Center. Nature

and enhance the Greenway through a community based based community a through Greenway the enhance and

different species sighted over the last 25 years. Visitors Visitors years. 25 last the over sighted species different

this unique resource and the ten-thousand acres of of acres ten-thousand the and resource unique this Rockaway Beach Restoration Beach Rockaway

5. Riis Jacob 5. Rangers offer educational activities from the Salt Marsh Marsh Salt the from activities educational offer Rangers

Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition, is working to complete complete to working is Coalition, Greenway Bay Jamaica to observe migrating species, with more than 330 330 than more with species, migrating observe to

networks. The Coalition encourages people to enjoy enjoy to people encourages Coalition The networks.

grasslands and protected salt marshes. NYC Park Park NYC marshes. salt protected and grasslands

with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the the and Recreation and Parks of Department the with

States and one of the best places in City York New in places best the of one and States

expanding the Greenway and all the connecting trail trail connecting the all and Greenway the expanding protection. protection.

rine Park is a diverse landscape consisting of of consisting landscape diverse a is Park rine Ma

The NYC Department of Transportation, in collaboration collaboration in Transportation, of Department NYC The

significant bird sanctuaries in the Northeastern United United Northeastern the in sanctuaries bird significant organizations committed to improving and and improving to committed organizations integrates resiliency and enhances community community enhances and resiliency integrates at 116th Beach St. St. Beach 116th at the to transfer Q22 Q22

Broad Channel, and create a long-term vision that that vision long-term a create and Channel, Broad

The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is one of the most most the of one is Refuge Wildlife Bay Jamaica The The coalition is a partnership of local and citywide citywide and local of partnership a is coalition The

2. Marine Park Park Marine 2. and and the take or the Catch Q53 Q35 There: Getting

existing parks across the Rockaway Peninsula and and Peninsula Rockaway the across parks existing

annually. annually.

About the Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition: Coalition: Greenway Bay Jamaica the About to replace facilities lost from the storm, improve improve storm, the from lost facilities replace to

7. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Refuge Wildlife Bay Jamaica 7. are already in place and serving 100,000 New Yorkers Yorkers New 100,000 serving and place in already are

to the public. the to

Recreation’s goals in the wake of Hurricane Sandy: Sandy: Hurricane of wake the in goals Recreation’s

from the Rockaways. the from the to transfer and the Q35 Q22 Wildlife Refuge. More than ten miles of the Greenway Greenway the of miles ten than More Refuge. Wildlife

Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers Bay Jamaica plan highlights NYC Department of Parks and and Parks of Department NYC highlights plan beaches, dunes and installations have been re-opened re-opened been have installations and dunes beaches,

from Brooklyn or catch catch or Brooklyn from the Catch Q35 There: Getting Transportation Alternatives Transportation House Boat and Bike Gateway Canarsie Pier, Rockaway Beach and the Jamaica Bay Bay Jamaica the and Beach Rockaway Pier, Canarsie

The result of extensive community input, the the input, community extensive of result The

the loss of the Shore Road pathway. However, the the However, pathway. Road Shore the of loss the

T&L Radio T&L Friends of Penn & Fountain Parks Fountain & Penn of Friends

information or call call or information (718) 474-0593 (718)

such as Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennett Field, Jacob Riis Park, Park, Riis Jacob Field, Bennett Floyd Tilden, Fort as such

Rockaway Parks Conceptual Plan Conceptual Parks Rockaway

Fort Tilden sustained extensive storm damage, including including damage, storm extensive sustained Tilden Fort

Fresh Creek Association Creek Fresh Sebago Canoe Club Canoe Sebago

for more more for See Landing. Street Beach seastreak.com

. at Center Visitor Ryan (718) 338-3799 (718)

10,000 acres of parks and beaches, including destinations destinations including beaches, and parks of acres 10,000

East New York Restoration LDC Restoration York New East Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Waterfront Rockaway swimming beaches, or view historic military installations. installations. military historic view or beaches, swimming

Seastreak offers ferry service from Manhattan to 108th 108th to Manhattan from service ferry offers Seastreak

or call the the call or info: For all. it has Field Bennett nps.gov/gate nps.gov/gate Canarsie Blooms Canarsie Rockaway Civic Association Civic Rockaway of bicycle and pedestrian paths connecting more than than more connecting paths pedestrian and bicycle of

maritime forests or sand dunes, enjoy fishing and and fishing enjoy dunes, sand or forests maritime enhancing connectivity and public access. public and connectivity enhancing

Canarsie Strong Alliance Strong Canarsie Regional Plan Association Plan Regional

of basketball at Aviator Sports recreation center, Floyd Floyd center, recreation Sports Aviator at basketball of The Jamaica Bay Greenway is a proposed 28-mile network network 28-mile proposed a is Greenway Bay Jamaica The

considering options to improve Spring Creek while while Creek Spring improve to options considering

York Harbor during WWI & WWII. Today, you can visit visit can you Today, WWII. & WWI during Harbor York

Canarsie Bike Connections Bike Canarsie Purelements

Beach Bus. Bus. Beach

at the historic airplanes and hangars or play a game game a play or hangars and airplanes historic the at

Department of Environmental Conservation are are Conservation Environmental of Department

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative Greenway Brooklyn Partnership for Parks for Partnership

1917, Fort Tilden was key in the protection of the New New the of protection the in key was Tilden Fort 1917,

from Brooklyn, including NYC Beach Bus and Bushwick Bushwick and Bus Beach NYC including Brooklyn, from

Project the National Park Service and NYS NYS and Service Park National the Project

golf at the Brooklyn Golf Center. Whether you marvel marvel you Whether Center. Golf Brooklyn the at golf Brite Leadership Coalition Leadership Brite National Park Service Park National About

Established as a U.S. Army Coast Artillery Post in in Post Artillery Coast Army U.S. a as Established

American Littoral Society Littoral American Millenium Development Millenium As part of the Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation Mitigation Hazard Creek Spring the of part As Additionally, there are several private shuttles operating operating shuttles private several are there Additionally, camping, hiking, , bird watching, gardening, and and gardening, watching, bird cycling, hiking, camping,

to Rockaway Park. Park. Rockaway to the to transfer and Channel Broad S S Spring Creek Spring

activities including model airplane flying, fishing, fishing, flying, airplane model including activities collaboration with the Jamaica Bay Greenway Coalition: Greenway Bay Jamaica the with collaboration 4. Fort Tilden Tilden Fort 4.

to to the take or / the Catch A Q53/Q22 Q52 There: Getting Produced by the NYC Department of Transportation in in Transportation of Department NYC the by Produced Floyd Bennett Field is home to numerous outdoor outdoor numerous to home is Field Bennett Floyd

Paerdegat Basin Bridge to Canarsie Pier. Canarsie to Bridge Basin Paerdegat

Alexander Brash Alexander Flickr: oscalito Flickr: Photo: NYC Parks & Recreation & Parks NYC Photo: Flickr: gcziko Flickr:

Bridges and a new section of greenway from the the from greenway of section new a and Bridges

completed the Paerdegat Basin and Fresh Creek Creek Fresh and Basin Paerdegat the completed A Guide to the of the Jamaica Bay Greenway. Most recently DOT DOT recently Most Greenway. Bay Jamaica the of Greenway bridge passages and certain sections sections certain and passages bridge Greenway

NYC DOT is reconstructing the Jamaica Bay Bay Jamaica the reconstructing is DOT NYC Jamaica Bay

Seven Bridges Seven Greenway

connecting to Canarsie Park. Park. Canarsie to connecting

on East 76th Street and Paerdegat Avenue North, North, Avenue Paerdegat and Street 76th East on

Basin, from Flatlands Avenue to Seaview Avenue Avenue Seaview to Avenue Flatlands from Basin,

multi-use trail along the east side of Paerdegat Paerdegat of side east the along trail multi-use

NYC DOT has installed a two-way recreational, recreational, two-way a installed has DOT NYC

Path Paerdegat

concessions. of New York’s largest public parks. public largest York’s New of . . visit: information, more For nyc.gov/dot to Gerritsen Beach. Gerritsen to

reconstructed new boardwalks around bathrooms and and bathrooms around boardwalks new reconstructed part of Gateway , it is now one one now is it Area, Recreation National Gateway of part to Canarsie Pier. Pier. Canarsie to the to transfer and B42 to Shore Pkwy/Brigham St or the the or St Pkwy/Brigham Shore to the St, Knapp

B4 B31 workshops. workshops.

However, the Department of Parks and Recreation has has Recreation and Parks of Department the However, series. See the front cover for details on upcoming upcoming on details for cover front the See series. other, larger airports that currently serve the city. As As city. the serve currently that airports larger other, to Canarsie Rockaway Pkwy Pkwy Rockaway Canarsie to the Catch L There: Getting to Shore Pkwy/ Shore to / the Catch : -SBS B44 There Getting

DOT led the first of three community workshop workshop community three of first the led DOT by Hurricane Sandy and many sections no longer exist. exist. longer no sections many and Sandy Hurricane by WWII. The airport was decommissioned in favor of of favor in decommissioned was airport The WWII.

Jamaica Bay Greenway. In the spring of 2014, NYC NYC 2014, of spring the In Greenway. Bay Jamaica

basketball, and skating. The boardwalks were hit hard hard hit were boardwalks The skating. and basketball, airport and served as a during during station air naval major a as served and airport more information, call call information, more . . (718) 763-2202 (718) kayak trip. trip. kayak

and implement a plan to complete and enhance the the enhance and complete to plan a implement and

ideal for swimming, fishing, sunbathing, volleyball, volleyball, sunbathing, fishing, swimming, for ideal

it was transformed into New York City’s first municipal municipal first City’s York New into transformed was it a great place for fishing, picnicking, and kayaking. For For kayaking. and picnicking, fishing, for place great a sunbathing, parasailing, windsurfing, or launching a a launching or windsurfing, parasailing, sunbathing, DOT) has been awarded $1.2 million to develop develop to million $1.2 awarded been has DOT)

149th St. It contains the city’s only surfing area and is is and area surfing only city’s the contains It St. 149th and was the site of a garbage processing facility. In 1931, 1931, In facility. processing garbage a of site the was and was a center for commercial fishing. Today, the pier is is pier the Today, fishing. commercial for center a was horseshoe crabs. The beach is a prime location for for location prime a is beach The crabs. horseshoe The NYC Department of Transportation (NYC (NYC Transportation of Department NYC The

ockaway Beach extends from Beach 9th St to Beach Beach to St 9th Beach from extends Beach ockaway R

Floyd Bennett Field was originally called Barren Island Island Barren called originally was Field Bennett Floyd A product of New York’s industrial past, Canarsie Pier Pier Canarsie past, industrial York’s New of product A is home to endangered shorebirds and and shorebirds endangered to home is Beach Plumb Jamaica Bay Greenway Implementation Plan Implementation Greenway Bay Jamaica

What’s New in Jamaica Bay Jamaica in New What’s ? 1. Floyd Bennett Field Field Bennett Floyd 1. 8. Canarsie Pier Pier Canarsie 8. Beach Rockaway 6. Beach Plumb 3.

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