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Coney Island Creek Park is a public park on the northwestern coast of Coney Island in
Brooklyn
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, New York City
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. It abuts Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet in Brooklyn, New York City. It was created from a series of streams and inlets by land filling and digging activities starting in the mid-18th century which, by the 19th century, became a continual strait an ...
, Gravesend Bay
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it is the ...
, and Kaiser Park
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and is across Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek is a tidal inlet in Brooklyn, New York City. It was created from a series of streams and inlets by land filling and digging activities starting in the mid-18th century which, by the 19th century, became a continual strait an ...
from Calvert Vaux Park and Six Diamonds Park.
History
Coney Island Creek Park was designated a park under the jurisdiction of theNew York City Parks and Recreation Department
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecolog ...
in 1984. The park environment consists of grasses, shrubs, and trees. Additionally, there is a small flower garden in the park. In 2001, a large sand dune was moved onto Coney Island Creek Park in order to slow erosion of the nearby Coney Island Beach. The work was completed via $1,065,000 in funding from City Council Member Howard L. Lasher
Howard L. Lasher (1944–2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from Brooklyn. He was the first Orthodox Jew elected to state office in New York. He was the first to ever wear a Kippah in the New York assembly.
Political career
Lash ...
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Coney Island Creek park is a popular fishing and bird watching spot.
In 2019, a soaking wet sheep was found tied to a tree in Coney Island Creek Park.
In the late 2010s, the local community began hosting clean-ups at the park.
Ferry terminal
In 2020, the city planned to build aNYC Ferry
NYC Ferry is a public network of ferry routes in New York City operated by Hornblower Cruises. , there are six routes, as well as one seasonal route, connecting 25 ferry piers across all five boroughs. NYC Ferry has the largest passenger fleet ...
dock along Coney Island Creek, directly passing Coney Island Creek Park, landing at the nearby Kaiser Park. The ferry dock would be the terminal of a new route to Pier 11/Wall Street
Pier 11/Wall Street is a pier providing slips to ferries and excursion boats on the East River in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located east of South Street and FDR Drive just south of Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City ...
; the route, announced in 2019, would start operating in 2021. Local activists rallied against the dock plan, arguing it would disrupt the ecosystems of the creek and the nearby parks. There were also concerns that the addition of ferry service would worsen pollution in the creek.
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