193rd Street, Union Turnpike, 199th Street, and Peck Avenue, Fresh Meadows. Baisley Pond Park is known in the West Indian community as a great place to play cricket. But tennis, handball, and basketball players use the almost 110 acres, too, as do bicycle riders, rollerbladers, joggers, picnickers, and naturalists. Located near the North Conduit Avenue, the grounds also host an annual gospel festival and puppet shows. Address: 118-21 Lakeview Boulevard, South Jamaica. Fort Totten Park is actually a preserved Civil War fortress that became a working U.S. Army installation and now provides space for the United States Army Reserve. With over 60 acres, the area has large fields, dilapidated houses, an old officers’ club, a sports complex, and a public swimming pool. Patrons can take canoes into the Long Island Sound, explore a fortress, observe migrating birds or play soccer. The park is also a frequent host to special events, and on Halloween, Rangers allow individuals to get spooked at a haunted house in the old water battery. Address: 422 Weaver Road, Bayside, www.forttottenparks.org. Astoria Park offers shoreline access to the East River, views of Manhattan and Randall’s Island, an outdoor pool, and multiple recreational activities, lying below two bridges, the Robert F. Kennedy (formerly Triborough) and Hell Gate. Located at the western end of Ditmars Boulevard and covering about 60 acres, the public space has running tracks, dog runs, skate parks, tennis courts, a track, basketball courts, a bandstand, and many trails. A high-quality ultimate 69 QUEENS IN YOUR POCKET • www.itsinqueens.com 69 Flushing Roof Top View
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