Non-residential. Alley Pond Park is a 655-acre park in northeastern Queens with nature trails, the Alley Pond Environmental Center, and one of the city's largest urban forests.
Non-residential. Alley Pond Park is a 655-acre park in northeastern Queens with nature trails, the Alley Pond Environmental Center, and one of the city's largest urban forests.
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Alley Pond Park's "Alley" is a glacial valley — the park sits on the terminal moraine left by the Wisconsin Glacier 20,000 years ago.
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Alley Pond Park packs two playgrounds into its grounds — Horatio Playground and Wild Flower Meadow Playground — which is a respectable bench for a neighborhood that doesn't skew particularly young. The park's scale means there's actual green space to explore beyond the play structures, even if you're not dealing with a playground wonderland. It's practical rather than spectacular, but that's Queens for you.
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- Is Alley Pond Park a good neighborhood for families?
- Alley Pond Park scores 62/100 for families on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Alley Pond Park safe?
- Alley Pond Park scores 89/100 on safety — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Alley Pond Park?
- Alley Pond Park scores 82/100 for schools on Motley — ahead of most NYC neighborhoods. Most families here zone into adjacent neighborhoods for school.
- Is Alley Pond Park affordable?
- Alley Pond Park scores 83/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Alley Pond Park in?
- Alley Pond Park is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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