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The Wilds of Queens: Jamaica Bay

DateFriday, April 23, 2010 at 11:25AM

One of the best escapes from the bustle of NYC is a quick day-trip to one of the many points of entry to Gateway National Recreation Area, a multi-unit park that covers 26,000 acres in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey. I spent a recent afternoon walking the trails at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a popular spot for birding that sits just off Cross Bay Blvd. But for the planes descending to JFK on one side and the silhouette of the Empire State Building rising above the marsh grasses on the other, you'd have no idea you were still in New York City. (More pics on my flickr set here.)

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