Long Pond Park is a park preserve on the
South Shore of
Staten Island,
New York City
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. It is approximately in size and consists mainly of woodlands and wetlands that surround Long Pond, for which the park is named. Long Pond Park is roughly bounded by
Hylan Boulevard
Hylan Boulevard is a major northeast-southwest boulevard in the New York City borough of Staten Island, and the longest street in the city. It is approximately long, and runs from the North Shore neighborhood of Rosebank, then along the enti ...
on the south, Page Avenue on the west,
Amboy Road
Amboy Road is a major north-south artery along the South- East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long. Amboy Rd. was originally part of an extensive Native American trail system used by Algonquian peoples du ...
on the north, and Richard Avenue on the east. It is an important stopping point for migrating birds in the
Atlantic Flyway.
The majority of parkland was created in 1997 when the
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecolog ...
acquired of land surrounding Long Pond. Another were added in 2001 and were added in 2006. In addition to serving as a nature preserve, Long Pond Park also forms part of the
Staten Island Bluebelt
The Bluebelt is a large scale system of stormwater Best management practice for water pollution, best management practices (BMPs) in New York City. The program originated on Staten Island in the early 1990s, but has also been implemented in Quee ...
, a stormwater drainage system.
References
External links
Long Pond Park Preserve
Parks in Staten Island
Nature reserves in New York (state)
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