East River State Park, New York City

Name: East River State Park
Address: New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 718 782 2731

#1769 among attractions in New York City

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Facts and practical information

Marsha P. Johnson State Park is an 11-acre state park in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan. ()

Created: 2007Visitors per year: 1.46 mil.Coordinates: 40°38'19"N, 73°57'44"W

Address

Central Brooklyn (Flatbush)New York City United States

Contact

+1 718 782 2731

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New York City

Day trips

East River State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Flatbush Malls, Nostrand Playground, Flatbush Town Hall, Young Israel of Flatbush.

0.6 miNW
Park
Flatbush Malls, Sea Gate
16 min walk • The Flatbush Malls are a series of tree-lined landscaped medians along several roads in the Victorian Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
0.8 miE
Park
Nostrand Playground, New York City
21 min walk • Nostrand Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York, that runs for 8 miles north from Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay to Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg, where it continues as Lee Avenue.
0.8 miN
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
Flatbush Town Hall, Sea Gate
20 min walk • Flatbush Town Hall at 35 Snyder Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, is a historic town hall built in 1874–75 and designed by John Y.
0.8 miS
Synagogue, Moorish revival architecture
Young Israel of Flatbush, New York City
21 min walk • Young Israel of Flatbush is a historic synagogue at 1012 Avenue I in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1925 and 1929 and is a three-story Moorish-inspired style building faced in polychromatic patterned brick.
1.2 miS
Synagogue
East Midwood Jewish Center, New York City
30 min walk • East Midwood Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue located at 1625 Ocean Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City.
0.8 miN
Church, Vernacular architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex, New York City
21 min walk • The Flatbush Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, also known as the Flatbush Reformed Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed church – now a member of the Reformed Church in America – at 890 Flatbush Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The church complex consists of the church, cemetery, parsonage and church house.
0.7 miSE
Universities and schools, Colonial revival architecture
Brooklyn College, New York City
19 min walk • Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Flatbush, Sea Gate
12 min walk • Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, and Kensington and Parkville to the west.
0.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Prospect Park South, New York City
15 min walk • Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, located south of Prospect Park. It is included within the Prospect Park South Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
~1980 ftNE
Street
Flatbush Avenue, Sea Gate
10 min walk • Flatbush Avenue is a major avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. It runs from the Manhattan Bridge south-southeastward to Jamaica Bay, where it joins the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens.
0.6 miSW
Synagogue, Neoclassical architecture
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, Sea Gate
16 min walk • Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is a historic synagogue at 550 Ocean Pkwy. in Kensington, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three-story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical style building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to East River State Park?

Nearby attractions include Ditmas Park, New York City (3 min walk), Victorian Flatbush, Sea Gate (4 min walk), Beverley Squares, Sea Gate (7 min walk), Flatbush Avenue, Sea Gate (10 min walk).

How to get to East River State Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to East River State Park:

Metro

Cortelyou Road • Lines: Q (5 min walk)
Newkirk Plaza • Lines: B, Q (6 min walk)