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A golf course, bocce courts, cricket fields, and baseball diamonds;
Multiple playgrounds, bicycle green ways, and a launch and landing site for canoes and kayaks.
As Brooklyn's largest park, Marine Park has plenty of room to serve a lot of needs.
Environmentally, it consists of 530 acres of grassland and precious salt marsh, protected as a Forever Wild preserve. The Urban Park Rangers present bushels of educational and fun activities in its Salt Marsh Nature Center each week, and interested, independent visitors can wander along the Salt Marsh Nature Trail to observe unique regional flora and fauna.
Recreationally, the park offers amenities as varied as a golf course, bocce courts, cricket fields, and baseball diamonds, to name but a few. The park also contains multiple playgrounds, bicycle greenways, and a launch and landing site for canoes and kayaks at Gerritsen inlet.
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Marine Park
As Brooklyn's largest park, Marine Park has plenty of room to serve a lot of needs.
Environmentally, it consists of 530 acres of grassland and precious salt marsh, protected as a Forever Wild preserve. The Urban Park Rangers present bushels of educational and fun activities in its Salt Marsh Nature Center each week, and interested, independent visitors can wander along the Salt Marsh Nature Trail to observe unique regional flora and fauna.
Recreationally, the park offers amenities as varied as a golf course, bocce courts, cricket fields, and baseball diamonds, to name but a few. The park also contains multiple playgrounds, bicycle greenways, and a launch and landing site for canoes and kayaks at Gerritsen inlet.
Marine Park Golf Course is an 18-hole Championship Course that is open to the public year-round.
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Marine Park Golf Course
2880 Flatbush AveMarine Park Golf Course is an 18-hole Championship Course that is open to the public year-round.
Aviator Sports and Events Center
3159 Flatbush AveNEW YORK’S LARGEST SPORTS & EVENTS VENUE
This indoor mall offers a wide retail mix, including national chain outlets & fast-food stops
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King's Plaza Shopping Center
5100 Kings PlazaThis indoor mall offers a wide retail mix, including national chain outlets & fast-food stops
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States.
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New York Aquarium
602 Surf AveThe New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States.
Luna Park is the first new amusement park to be built in Coney Island in over 40 years, complete with brand new rides, roller coasters, games, an Arcade, go-karts, restaurants. food stands, the historic Cyclone Roller Coaster, and The Mighty Thunderbolt. NEW this season, two new rides: Atlantic Aviator and Clockworkz.
128 locals recommend
Luna Park, Coney Island
1000 Surf AveLuna Park is the first new amusement park to be built in Coney Island in over 40 years, complete with brand new rides, roller coasters, games, an Arcade, go-karts, restaurants. food stands, the historic Cyclone Roller Coaster, and The Mighty Thunderbolt. NEW this season, two new rides: Atlantic Aviator and Clockworkz.
Neighborhoods
Marine Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood lies between Flatlands and Mill Basin to the east, and Gerritsen Beach, Midwood, and Sheepshead Bay to the south and west. It is mostly squared off in area by Gerritsen Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue U and Kings Highway.
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Marine Park
Marine Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood lies between Flatlands and Mill Basin to the east, and Gerritsen Beach, Midwood, and Sheepshead Bay to the south and west. It is mostly squared off in area by Gerritsen Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue U and Kings Highway.
Sheepshead Bay’s commercial sections are heavily dotted with restaurants and other storefronts that reflect its residents’ diverse geographic origins, among them China, Turkey, Russia, and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia
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Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Bay’s commercial sections are heavily dotted with restaurants and other storefronts that reflect its residents’ diverse geographic origins, among them China, Turkey, Russia, and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia
It is a popular summertime destination for people from all over New York City. As the weather heats up, families pack picnic baskets and come out to barbecue, loll on the sand, and swim in the waves. Filled with playgrounds, and with two large baseball diamonds on its eastern border, as well as tennis, volleyball, basketball, and handball, this park has plenty of room for all types of active outdoor fun.
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Manhattan Beach
It is a popular summertime destination for people from all over New York City. As the weather heats up, families pack picnic baskets and come out to barbecue, loll on the sand, and swim in the waves. Filled with playgrounds, and with two large baseball diamonds on its eastern border, as well as tennis, volleyball, basketball, and handball, this park has plenty of room for all types of active outdoor fun.
Also known as "Little Odessa" due its tight-knit Russian and Eastern European communities, Brooklyn's Brighton Beach is a lively neighborhood with many high-rise residential buildings. Traditional ethnic restaurants and food markets line Brighton Beach Avenue. The beach and boardwalk here are more laid-back than nearby Coney Island, catering largely to locals. Splashy nightclubs attract partiers in the evenings.
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Brighton Beach
Also known as "Little Odessa" due its tight-knit Russian and Eastern European communities, Brooklyn's Brighton Beach is a lively neighborhood with many high-rise residential buildings. Traditional ethnic restaurants and food markets line Brighton Beach Avenue. The beach and boardwalk here are more laid-back than nearby Coney Island, catering largely to locals. Splashy nightclubs attract partiers in the evenings.