16th Street Park, also known as Dominico – 16th Street Park, is a municipal park in
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne ( ) is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is situated on a peninsula located between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill Van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east. As of ...
. It is located on the west side of the city along the
Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...
across from
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, a major component of the Port of New York and New Jersey, is the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving New York metropolitan area and the northeastern quadrant of North Amer ...
. It is a component of the
Hackensack River Greenway.
History
The park was developed as a
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...
project.
The park is named in dedication to G. Thomas DiDomenico, who was
mayor of Bayonne from 1955–1959.
In 2022, a memorial bench to honor Jersey City Police detective Joseph A. Seals who lost his life in connection to the
2019 Jersey City shooting
On December 10, 2019, a shooting took place at a kosher grocery store in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Five people were killed at the store, including the two assailants, David N. Anderson and Francine Graham. Additionally ...
, was created.
Facilities
An amphitheatre, the municipal pool (1997), a firing range, and a boat launch can be found at the park. There are courts for handball, tennis, basketball, volleyball and
pickleball
Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and ...
as well as fields for baseball, softball, and soccer. Walking paths include the
Hackensack RiverWalk
Hackensack RiverWalk, also known as the Hackensack River Greenway, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the contour ...
.
See also
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Collins Park (Bayonne, New Jersey)
Collins Park, or 1st Street Park, is the largest municipal park in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located at the southern end of the city and runs for along the shore the Kill van Kull. Once known as Kill van Kull Park, it is named for Dennis P. Col ...
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Hudson County Park System The Hudson County Park System owns and operates several county parks in Hudson County, New Jersey. It has its roots in the City Beautiful movement around the turn of the twentieth century. The system comprises eight parks (the extension of one which ...
References
{{Hudson County Parks, New Jersey
Bayonne, New Jersey
Urban public parks
Parks in Hudson County, New Jersey
Works Progress Administration in New Jersey