Roberto Clemente State Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) state park in Morris Heights, Bronx, New York City. The park is adjacent to the Harlem River, the Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87), and the Morris Heights station on Metro-North's Hudson Line.
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| Type | State park |
| Location | The Bronx, New York City, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°51′18″N 73°55′12″W / 40.855°N 73.92°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha)[1] |
| Created | 1973[1] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 1,092,606 (in 2014)[2] |
| Public transit access | Morris Heights |
History
editRoberto Clemente State Park, originally named Harlem River State Park, opened in 1973 and was the first New York state park established in an urban setting.[3][4]
The park was renamed in 1974 for Roberto Clemente, the first Latino-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemente was killed in an air crash while trying to assist relief efforts after the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.[1][5] In 2013, a statue of Clemente was unveiled in the park.[6]
The park is managed by a partnership of nonprofit New York Restoration Project and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.[citation needed]
Park description
editRoberto Clemente State Park offers a recreation building, a swimming pool, picnic tables, a playground, recreation programs, ball fields and basketball courts, biking, and a waterfront esplanade.[1] This park connects to Bridge Park to its south.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Roberto Clemente State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Roberto Clemente State Park - Nature Up Close". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ Narvaez, Alfonso A. (August 16, 1973). "State Park Comes to Bronx Riverside". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "State Parks Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Renaming of Roberto Clemente State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. September 30, 2004. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (June 28, 2013). "A New Home for Clemente: On a Pedestal in the Bronx". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
External links
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