Shirley Chisholm State Park
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Shirley Chisholm State Park is a 407-acre (1.65 km2) state park in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is bound by Belt Parkway and Spring Creek Park to the north and Jamaica Bay to the south, situated atop the former Pennsylvania Avenue and Fountain Avenue Landfills. The first sections of the park opened in 2019.
The Pennsylvania Avenue section of the park in 2019; the Fountain Avenue portion is in the background.
Penn Pier, part of the first phase of the park, in July 2019
The Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill in 2017, prior to the park's establishment
The Fountain Avenue Landfill (pictured in 2019) was developed into the second portion of the park opened in 2021.
Pennsylvania Avenue is a major north–south street in Brooklyn, New York. It generally runs north to south, from the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Broadway Junction to the Belt Parkway in Starrett City.
Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York
Pennsylvania Avenue at the corner of Livonia Avenue, near elevated subway station