Experience Long Island City's Waterfront Parks

Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, a nonprofit volunteer-run organization, was formed as Friends of Gantry Plaza State Park in 1998 by a group of  dedicated Long Island City residents  determined to improve the quality of life at the waterfront in Hunter’s Point, Long Island City. In 2014, the group expanded its mission and evolved into the Hunters Point Park Conservancy – helping to now take care of the newly opened Hunter’s Point South Park and planning hundreds of free events there every year.

Our parks offer recreational activities including a soccer field, basketball courts, playgrounds, and volleyball courts. Their gardens and spaciousness also provide plenty of room for quiet solitude.

The Conservancy hosts programs and events including park clean-ups, movies, concerts, fitness activities, children’s programming, community celebrations and more. Find out more about the parks here, or more about the Conservancy here.

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Volunteer at Old Hickory Playground
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Volunteer at Old Hickory Playground

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View fullsize Happy New Year from Hunters Point Parks Conservacy! Looking forward to an amazing 2023 in our parks.
View fullsize On Friday, the 5 new trees we purchased were added to Hunter's Point South Park - 2 new cherry trees to complete the oval, and 3 honey locusts to replace dead trees in the dog parks. We added 4 cherry trees last year, and now all the oval tree pits
View fullsize As a reminder, NYCEDC will be at tonight's Community Board 2 meeting. If you'd like to make sure you have a say in our waterfront parks, be sure to show up to make your voice heard. You can find out details of the meeting at bit.ly/CB2Ferry.
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View fullsize The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy works to improve the quality of life in Long Island City by sustaining and beautifying our waterfront parks, serving as a community hub, and providing diverse and inclusive free programming for all. This work is
View fullsize Giving Tuesday is one week away! You can support your local parks by making a donation at hunterspointparks.org. We also accept stock donations - email jessica@hunterspointparks.org for details. If you're not in a position to donate directly, you c
View fullsize Thank you to everyone who sent letters in response to the ferry proposal! We just received confirmation from NYCEDC and the USACE that the comment period will be extended until Dec. 5 to give more time for the community to provide input on the propos
View fullsize There's only 2 days left to share your feedback on the proposed ferry relocation in Hunter's Point South Park. HPPC continues to call for a full public engagement process, including a public meeting with presentation of all options for the ferry befo

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