Cunningham Park
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| Cunningham Park | |
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| Type | public park |
| Location | Bordering Fresh Meadows and Bayside in New York |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Size | 358 acres (145 ha) |
| Operated by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
Cunningham Park is a 358-acre park in the New York City borough of Queens. The park lies between the Grand Central Parkway to the south and the Long Island Expressway, and is bifurcated by the Clearview Expressway. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
The land for the park was acquired by the city starting in the 1920s, and was originally named Hillside Park. The park was renamed for New York City Comptroller W. Arthur Cunningham.[1] The Long Island Motor Parkway provides a bike path through Cunningham Park, west to Kissena Park and east to Alley Pond Park, part of the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway.
Mountain bike trail run through the park. They range from easy to hard. There are twisty trials and some wide loops.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Cunningham Park, Queens, Partnership for Parks. Accessed June 18, 2007.
- ^ http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_ny/ny_county/cunningham-north-woods.php
