Riverbank State Park
State park in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Riverbank State Park is a 28-acre (11 ha) state park[2] built on top of a sewage treatment facility on the Hudson River, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was opened in 1993. On September 5, 2017, it was renamed Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, after longtime New York State Assembly member Denny Farrell who represented the surrounding area.[3]
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The waste treatment plant and park as seen from across the river | |
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Type | State park |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, NY |
Coordinates | 40°49′30″N 73°57′25″W |
Area | 28 acres (11 ha) |
Created | 1993 |
Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 3,187,269 (in 2014)[1] |
Status | Open all year |
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