Planeview Park is a nifty little greenspace that one could consider "off the beaten path" of sorts. The park's location gives visitors a nice view of LaGuardia Airport's runways where on a given day, you can sit and watch numerous flights take off and land. The planes do not fly very close over you but you do have a good enough view to details.
Also, planes do but fly over this park every day so your mileage may vary when visiting. I would use a flight tracker to determine the flight pattern to be sure you'll see something if making a trip there.
There are benches around the park where you can sit and a large grass area to play or lounge. The only bad thing is that it's located a bit out of the way. You normally would be going there if you needed to rent a car or you go to work in the buildings nearby. Nearby, outside of its connection to the highway, it's a very quiet...
Read moreJust like the name of the park implies: you can watch commercial jets take off and land on LaGuardia’s runway. The park is a narrow strip of grass with benches and a minimalist playing field. The park is adjacent to the Grand Central Parkway. When planes use the runway perpendicular to Bowery Bay it’s a much better view. However, the runway parallel to the bay is not used as often because apparently it’s a harder strip to land on. The Q33 and Q48 buses stop right at the entrance to this park. A M60 bus stop is about a block away. It’s also a twenty minute walk between the park and LGA’s Marine Air Terminal. If you want to teach a class about airline flight patterns, take your students...
Read moreI loved this place,,me and Baba has a lot of memories on that place, we eat breakfast there, while watching the the plain taking off,,during covid we always hanging out in the park,,Sad thing is,,, when everything is back to normal BABA past away,😭😭😭😭 because of cancer,,its is really hard for me,but I don't wanna be selfish, because I know his always in pain,,,I knew it,,, since he left, I go to the park,,we call it TUWE PARK, just me and him knows what's the meaning of that,,,and remembering all our memories,,, I missed you so much BABA,,Thank you for everything,,specialy the HELP, ADVICE, LOVE, CARE, YOUR GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN,, you always in my...
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