Gantry Plaza State Park Playground
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 4-44 47th Rd, Long Island City, Queens, New York
When: typically open in warm months (check before visiting)
Hours: dawn-dusk
Cost: free
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A state park playground under the restored industrial gantries with modern spinning saucers, a big spiderweb climber and a tot lot, plus a seasonal spray pad running 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. in summer. Its piers claim some of the best Manhattan skyline views in the city.