PARK FACT:
The country's first completely accessible playground, the Playground for All Children, opened in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1984.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
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July 2, 2001
NINE PARKIES NAMED EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
Bernard (Roundup) Murchison is Bronx's Employee of the Month for June. Roundup joined...
June 21, 2001
A NEW PARK FOR WALKERS, TALKERS, AND PEOPLE WATCHERS
The commute to LaGuardia Airport in an infamous passage for some New Yorkers. For visitors to...
June 6, 2001
CONSTRUCTION OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART ATHLETIC FACILITY BEGINS
Flushing Meadows Corona Park is home to the National Tennis Center, the Queens Museum of Art,...
May 22, 2001
QUEENS RECREATION’S THIRD ANNUAL TALENTS SHOW
Queens Recreation held its third annual Talent Show on Friday, May 18 at the Forest Park...
May 11, 2001
E.B. WHITE WALKS THE LITERARY WALK
E.B. White has joined the ranks of Shakespeare and the 19th century literary giants that...
April 23, 2001
PLAYGROUND FOR ALL CHILDREN RENEWED
In 1974, the City of New York set aside $100,000 from its first Federal Community Development...
February 5, 2001
PRAIRIE DOGS COMMAND THE SPOTLIGHT— IF NOT THE SUN
That groudhogs most accurately predict the coming of spring is a myth. Commissioner Henry...
January 24, 2001
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MR. POE...
If he were alive today, he'd be 192 and four days. His last home was at Grand Concourse and...
January 18, 2001
NOMINEES FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL EMERALD AWARDS
The third Annual Emerald Awards for outstanding Parks projects will be announced at...
January 16, 2001
GREENING BEGINS AT FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK
Commissioner Henry J. (StarQuest) Stern addressed a crowd at Flushing Meadows Corona...
