Marsha P. Johnson State Park — Attraction in New York

There was a Foodie event going on that Saturday. It was a nice event, super crowded. Even though I had my pfizer shot, I was hesitant to go further. No one had on masks so I'm not gonna lie, I conformed to pressure for once in my life haha. Look, after surviving nyc lockdown/lockedin last spring in area i was previously living in temporarily for cheaper rent (desperately tried to get out of) and last place on earth I'd ever want to be if there was a disaster....the bronx! A very shady, sketch, brain deteriorating section too ;( - it is what it is now. Que sera sera. Most of us will never be the same mentally, emotionally, and physically. We breath, we eat, we do things that look the same, might even smile! What's that feeling again? smh. Anyhows, wondering nyc thoughts;) The park has a skyline view out of this world. If you can ignore new age agros with money, and thoughs pretending to have money - you will be fine! ;) If that irks your nerves, you've...

I'm not sure how I feel about this place. I'm a tourist and considering this is a state park, I thought that it'd be absolutely beautiful. I was surprised when I got there. It's basically industrial wasteland. The view of Manhattan was BEAUTIFUL (apart from the areas obscured by odd ugly buildings from the park), so well worth a visit for lovely views and it's a good picture-taking opportunity. But yeah, considering it's supposed to be a "park", I was expecting it to be... errrr... "park"-like. It doesn't have any park type facilities apart from a couple of picnic tables on some concrete. They could do so much more...

Pretty nice park with a commanding view of Manhattan skyline. Plenty of green grass, trees, benches and wide open space. Marsha P. Johnson State Park (formerly and also known as East River State Park) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) state park[2] in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan. East River State Park opened in 2007 on the site of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. The park was renamed in honor of gay rights activist Marsha P....