Kissena Park
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A view from the eastern end of the park overlooking the largest aspect of the park, the pond.
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| Type | public park |
| Location | Flushing, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°44′42″N 73°48′17″W / 40.74500°N 73.80472°WCoordinates: 40°44′42″N 73°48′17″W / 40.74500°N 73.80472°W |
| Area | 234.762 acres (95.005 ha) |
| Operated by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
Kissena Park is a large park located in the neighborhood of Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens, along Kissena Creek which formerly flowed into the Flushing River. It is bordered on the west by Kissena Boulevard; on the north by Rose, Oak, Underhill, and Lithonia Avenues; on the east by Fresh Meadow Lane; and on the south by Booth Memorial Avenue.
Within its boundaries it contains a small lake, Kissena Lake, surrounded by playgrounds; a velodrome on the south side for speed bicycling; and a number of soccer fields, tennis courts, and baseball fields.
Kissena Park is the centerpiece of the Kissena Corridor Park, a mostly continuous chain of parks several miles long, and part of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway. Bicycle paths connect the park westward to Main Street. The former Long Island Motor Parkway, now a bike path, connects through Cunningham Park to Alley Pond Park. Thanks in part to the Corridor, Kissena Park is a frequented location for bicyclists, joggers, walkers, many martial arts and tai chi enthusiasts and many runners. The velodrome hosts multiple bicycling programs, including Star Track.
The continuous string of parks in the area is due to its use as a 19th-century railroad right-of-way. A raised nature trail running through Kissena Park was originally the main line of the Central Railroad of Long Island of A.T. Stewart, from Flushing to Bellerose. The Line was later renamed the "White Line," and then the Creedmore branch of the Long Island Rail Road) to Garden City. The park officially became part of the Queens Corridor park system in 1947 with the addition of Kissena Corridor Park.
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