Bowne Park
4.5 (1,733)park
4.5 (1,733)Free entry
Once a mayor's summer estate, this Queens park now features basketball and bocce courts alongside historic playgrounds.
Description
The 11.79-acre property was originally Clifton, a summer estate built circa 1825 for State Senator Walter Bowne. Following the city's acquisition of the land in 1925, the site officially opened as a playground in 1935. The park later marked a milestone in local recreation in 1969, when it debuted the city's first "instant playground" utilizing modular fiberglass play-cubes.
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