Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Marsha P. Johnson State Park is an 11-acre state park in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan.- Opening hours: 7:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: New York state park
- Also known as: “East River State Park”
- Address: 90 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bushwick Inlet Park and Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Bushwick Inlet Park
Park
Bushwick Inlet Park is a public park in the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York City. Located along the East River, the park is named for the nearby Bushwick Inlet, which it is planned to encompass upon completion. Bushwick Inlet Park is situated 450 feet northeast of Marsha P. Johnson State Park.
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Theater building
Music Hall of Williamsburg is a music venue located at 66 North 6th Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The venue is operated by The Bowery Presents, a group stemming from Bowery Ballroom that was bought by AEG in 2017. Music Hall of Williamsburg is situated 890 feet south of Marsha P. Johnson State Park.
Williamsburg Bridge
Bridge
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City, connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Williamsburg Bridge is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Marsha P. Johnson State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Greenpoint
Neighborhood
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at Bushwick Inlet Park and McCarren Park; on the southeast by the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg; on the north by Newtown Creek and the neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens; and on the west by the East River.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, as little as one subway stop away from Manhattan, and is bordered to the north by Greenpoint, to the east by Bushwick and to the south by Bedford-Stuyvesant.Alphabet City
Neighborhood
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
- Categories: New York state park, LGBT memorial, and recreation area
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.72159° or 40° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
-73.96207° or 73° 57′ 44″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Named after
Open location code
87G8P2CQ+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Marsha P. Johnson State Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متنزه النهر الشرقي الحكومي”
- French: “parc d’État de l’East River”
- French: “Parc d’État de l’East River”
- Hausa: “Gabas River State Park”
- Hausa: “Marsha P. Johnson State Park”
- Igbo: “Marsha P. Johnson State Park”
- Igbo: “New York State Park”
- Yoruba: “Marsha P. Johnson State Park”
- “Marsha P. Johnson State Park”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Smorgasburg Market and Bushwick Inlet Park Playground.
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