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Northeastern Queens
Auburndale, Bayside, Bellerose, Clearview, College Point,
Douglaston, Floral Park, Flushing, Fresh Meadows,
Glen Oaks, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck,
Murray Hill, Oakland Gardens, Pomonok, Whitestone
The subway doesn’t run in extremely suburban Northeastern
Queens. Buses and the Long Island Rail Road are the best
ways to travel for those without cars. Nevertheless, this often
overlooked zone has many nice parks, a fort, a functioning farm,
and a performing arts center that attracts great acts.
ALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
Alley Pond Park is more than 655 acres of trees, water marshes,
meadows, hills, and trails. It occupies part of a terminal moraine
that was formed by a glacier roughly 15,000 years ago, and
features kettle ponds formed by melting ice and natural springs.
Though located near the Long Island Expressway, in the spring,
pollen fills the air, and flowers bloom everywhere. In the
summer, frogs and salamanders sun themselves on tree branches
and rocks in the ponds. In the fall, birds of all feathers pass
through. And in the winter, raccoon tracks can be found in the
snow.
The Alley Pond Environment Center is a nonprofit that operates
a building where visitors can learn about the local wetlands and
trails as well as nature on the whole. The center is dedicated
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Alley Pond Environmental Center