woda: Pelham Bay Park

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Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres (1,122 ha), the largest public park in New York City. The park is more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks). Pelham Bay Park contains many geographical features, both natural and man-made. The park includes several peninsulas, including Rodman's Neck, Tallapoosa Point, and the former Hunter and Twin Islands. A lagoon runs through the center of Pelham Bay Park, and Eastchester Bay splits the southwestern corner from the rest of the park. There are also sev…

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Pelham Bay Park: The Riviera of New York City

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This is a list of parks in New York City. Three entities manage parks within New York City, each with its own responsibilities: Federal – US National Park Service (NPS) - both open-space and historic properties State – New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSP) Municipal – New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) The city has 28,000 acres (113 km2) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (22 km) of public municipal beaches. Major municipal parks include Central Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, and Forest Park. The largest is Pelham Bay Park, followed by the Staten Island Greenbelt and Van Cortlandt Park. There are also many smaller…

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Freshkills Park is a public park being built atop a former landfill on Staten Island. At about 2,200 acres (8.9 km2), it will be the largest park developed in New York City since the 19th century. Its construction began in October 2008 and is slated to continue in phases for approximately 30 years. When fully developed by 2035–2037, Freshkills Park will be the second-largest park in New York City, after Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, and almost three times the size of Central Park in Manhattan. The park is envisioned as a regional destination that integrates open grasslands, waterways and engineered structures into a cohesive and dynamic unit for social, cultural and physical activity, learn…

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Pelham Bay is a middle class residential neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. It is named for Pelham Bay Park, New York City's largest park, which lies on the neighborhood's northeastern border; and for Pelham Bay, a body of water in that park. The neighborhood is bounded roughly by Pelham Parkway on the north, the New England Thruway (I-95) on the east, the Bruckner Expressway (I-95) on the south, and the Hutchinson River Parkway on the west. Pelham Bay is part of Bronx Community District 10, and its ZIP Code is 10461. Pelham Bay is patrolled by the 45th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

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The Role of Metasomatism in the Formation of Layering in Amphibolites of Twin Island, Pelham Bay Park, The Bronx, New York. Felsic gneisses, sillimanite schists, and amphibolites in Pelham Bay Park were subjected to three phases of deformation and metamorphism. During the third phase, compositionally distinct layers were produced within the amphibolites as a result of metasomatism. These layers are parallel to each other and range from a fraction of an inch to several feet in thickness and consist of the following assemblages: (a) plagioclase-biotite (muscovite-microcline) [plagioclase-biotite gneiss], (b) plagioclase (hornblende-magnetite-sphene) [plagioclase-rich layers], and (c) calcite-…

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Recent changes in plant species diversity in urban Pelham Bay Park, 1947–1998

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Chapter 6 Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Cultural Expression

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In matter of Pelham Bay Park : Mr. Bartlett's opening argument for the city

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Nowy Jork (ang. City of New York, również New York, New York City) – miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych o największej liczbie mieszkańców, a zarazem centrum jednej z najludniejszych aglomeracji na świecie. Nowy Jork wywiera znaczący wpływ na światowy biznes, finanse, media, sztukę, modę, badania naukowe, technologię, edukację oraz rozrywkę. Będąc między innymi siedzibą Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych, stanowi ważne centrum spraw międzynarodowych i jest powszechnie uważany za kulturalną stolicę świata. Położony jest na wybrzeżu Atlantyku, w północno-wschodniej części Stanów Zjednoczonych i składa się z pięciu okręgów będących oddzielnymi hrabstwami (boroughs): Bronksu, Brooklynu, Manhattanu, Q…

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New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of technology, finance and commerce, culture, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fa…

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New Rochelle, New York occupies an area of roughly 10.5 square miles in Southern Westchester County, bounded on the south by Long Island Sound; on the west by Pelham Manor, Pelham and Eastchester; on the north by Scarsdale; and on the east by Scarsdale, Mamaroneck and Larchmont. For nearly two centuries from its settlement in 1688, New Rochelle was a quiet farming community with a bustling water dependent commercial center. Its proximity to the Sound had resulted in a booming resort trade by the late 1800s and wealthy Manhattanites flocked to the city's shores for recreation and relaxation. In 1889, The Town and Village of New Rochelle were incorporated as one city with a population of 14,0…