The World's Fair Marina is a public

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. It is located at the northern edge of

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, next to a long stretch of promenade around Flushing Bay, and near

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and

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. It is operated by the Marine Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Overview

The marina has over 250 slips for vessels up to in length, a boat and kayak launch, and a ferry landing. The ferry landing is currently used by SeaStreak, which provides service to

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for selected

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games. Several party and event boats operate cruises from the marina. A free ferry operated by

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provides service between Pier 11/Wall Street and the East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Manhattan and the World's Fair Marina, for the

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and before Mets games. The parking lot is next to the

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. The marina's administration building constructed for the 1964 World's Fair now houses the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Marine Division office and the World's Fair Marina Restaurant & Banquet Hall.

History

A boat basin was constructed for the

1939 New York World's Fair The 1939 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair) was an world's fair, international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. The fair included exhibitio ...

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had the marina redesigned and expanded to accommodate 800 boats for the

1964 New York World's Fair The 1964 New York World's Fair (also known as the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair) was an world's fair, international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activ ...

, which was held in the same location. Ferry service to baseball games began in 1989 with American Skimmer providing service between

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and the

East 34th Street Ferry Landing The East 34th Street Ferry Landing provides slips to ferries and excursion boats in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located on the East River in New York City east of the FDR Drive just north of East 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. ...

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later began operating a similar ferry service in 1998. The Parks Department has run the marina since 1999. Previously, it had been run by a private concessionaire.

References

External links

World's Fair Marina
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