Gateway National Recreation Area

Coordinates: 40°27′14″N 73°59′49″W / 40.45400°N 73.99699°W / 40.45400; -73.99699
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Gateway National Recreation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
View of the Gateway National Recreation Area (lower center) from the International Space Station on April 14, 2022
LocationNew York and New Jersey, United States
Coordinates40°27′14″N 73°59′49″W / 40.45400°N 73.99699°W / 40.45400; -73.99699
Area26,607 acres (107.67 km2)[1]
EstablishedOctober 27, 1972 (1972-October-27)
Visitors8,728,291 (in 2022)[2]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteGateway National Recreation Area

Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre (10,767 ha)

U.S. National Recreation Area in New York City and Monmouth County, New Jersey. It provides recreational opportunities that are not commonly found in a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping.[3] More than 8.7 million people visited Gateway National Recreation Area in 2022, making it the fourth-most visited unit of the National Park Service
.

Gateway was created by the

U.S. Congress in 1972[4] to preserve and protect scarce or unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources with relatively convenient access by a high percentage of the nation's population.[5] It is owned by the federal government and managed by the National Park Service
.

Creation

In 1969, the

national park. In May of that year, the president started the process of getting Congressional approval for this move.[7]

The United States House of Representatives approved the creation of Gateway National Recreation Area in September 1972, and most of the land was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS) for inclusion in Gateway National Recreation Area. In the same vote, the House denied the state's provision to create a housing development at Floyd Bennett Field, which was to be part of the Gateway Area.[8] Gateway National Recreation Area was officially created on October 27, 1972, along with Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. Gateway included over 26,000 acres (11,000 ha) of land.[9] This excluded some of the land proposed by the RPA, including the Coney Island shore.[10]

Units and park sites

The recreation area comprises three units and 11 park sites in all. Primary law enforcement in the Gateway National Recreation Area is the responsibility of the

National Park Service Rangers
in the New Jersey unit.

Jamaica Bay Unit

Jamaica Bay Unit, in

Rockaway Peninsula, which separates Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Among the sites in this unit are:

Jamaica Bay coastal landscapes
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Staten Island Unit

Map
Community District Tabulation Area Joint Interest Area (SI95) with areas for Fort Wadsworth, Great Kills Park, Miller Field and Hoffman & Swinburne Islands[18]

The Staten Island Unit is located on the southeastern shore of

Staten Island facing Lower New York Bay. It includes Hoffman and Swinburne Islands
, both off limits to visitation and managed primarily for the benefit of avian species. The unit also includes the following three sites:

  • Fort Wadsworth is a historic collection of masonry fortifications on the site of much earlier fortifications at the Narrows of New York Bay.
  • New Dorp
    with picnic areas, open areas and sports fields.
  • Great Kills Park includes a marina where visitors can go boating, a beach with lifeguards during the summer, and nature trails. It also serves as a nesting site for osprey.

Sandy Hook Unit

Sandy Hook Unit is in Monmouth County in northern New Jersey. The barrier peninsula forms the other side of the "gateway" to New York Harbor, and includes two park sites:

Gallery

  • Typical landscapes along Jamaica Bay
    Typical landscapes along Jamaica Bay
  • Typical flora of Jamaica Bay shores
    Typical flora of Jamaica Bay shores
  • Typical flora of the coastal edge at Gateway
    Typical flora of the coastal edge at Gateway
  • Beach at Jacob Riis Park
    Beach at Jacob Riis Park

See also

  • Geography of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
  • Legacy of parks

References

  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-26. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2022". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Gateway National Recreation Area (National Park Service)". Archived from the original on 2003-12-05. Retrieved 2004-01-03. Gateway National Recreation Area (National Park Service)
  4. ^ Congress of the United States. Public Law 92-592. October 27, 1972.
  5. ^ Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Establishment of Gateway National Recreation Area in the States of New York and New Jersey. United States Senate, 92nd Congress, 1st Session. Report Number 92-345 to accompany S. 1852 Ordered to be printed August 3, 1971
  6. ^ "RECREATION AREA IN HARBOR URGED; Regional Plan Would Widen Idea Hickel and Lindsay Will Discuss Tomorrow Harbor Recreation Area Urged; Hickel to Come Here Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. 1969-05-12. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  7. ^ Madden, Richard L. (May 9, 1971). "Nixon Backs Gateway Recreation Area". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  8. ^ Madden, Richard L. (September 27, 1972). "House Votes Bill on Gateway Area But Kills Housing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  9. ^ AN ACT To establish the Gateway National Recreation Area in the States of New York and New Jersey, and for other purposes (PDF) (Public Law 92-592). October 27, 1972. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. ^ Cody, Sarah K.; Auwaerter, John; Curry, George W. (2009). "Cultural Landscape Report for Floyd Bennett Field" (PDF). nps.gov. State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry: 168. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-06-06.
  11. ^ "Gateway National Recreation Area - History & Culture (U.S. National Park Service)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Gateway History & Culture (NPS)
  12. ^ National Park Service, Camping at Gateway, archived from the original on 2 September 2011, retrieved 2 September 2011
  13. ^ a b Newman, Barry (13–14 August 2011), "A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It.", The Wall Street Journal, New York, pp. 1, A10, archived from the original on 10 March 2015, retrieved 2 September 2011
  14. ^ "Floyd Bennett Field". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Floyd Bennett Field (National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy)
  15. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20091027001704/http://geocities.com/fort_tilden/ Historic Fort Tilden
  16. ^ "The Fall Hawk Migration at Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennet Field and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge". Archived from the original on 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Hawking on the Harbor (National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy)
  17. ^ "Breezy Point". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Breezy Point (Brooklyn Bird Club)
  18. ^ "2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs) - Tabular". NYC Open Data.
  19. ^ "Fort Hancock". Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-01-23. Fort Hancock (National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy)

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