Type State park Visitors 1,092,606 (in 2014) Phone +1 718-299-8750 | Created 1973 Area 10 ha Public transit access Morris Heights | |
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Location The Bronx, New York City, NY, United States Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Address 301 W Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10453, USA Hours Open today · 7AM–8:30PMMonday7AM–8:30PMTuesday7AM–8:30PMWednesday7AM–8:30PMThursday7AM–8:30PMFriday7AM–8:30PMSaturday7AM–8:30PMSunday7AM–8:30PM Similar Bayswater Point State Park, Clay Pit Ponds State Par, Haverstraw Beach State Park, Blauvelt State Park, Hudson River Islands St | ||
Roberto clemente state park recreartion center
Roberto Clemente State Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) state park in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx, New York in the United States. The park is in the northern part of New York City, adjacent to the Harlem River, the Major Deegan Expressway and the Morris Heights station on Metro-North's Hudson Line.
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HistoryEdit
Roberto Clemente State Park, originally named Harlem River State Park, opened in 1973 and was the first New York state park established in an urban setting. The park was renamed in 1974 for Roberto Clemente, the first Latino-American to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Clemente was killed in an air crash while trying to assist relief efforts after the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.
The park benefited from the partnership of nonprofit New York Restoration Project and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Park descriptionEdit
Roberto Clemente State Park offers a recreation building, a swimming pool, picnic tables, a playground, recreation programs, ball fields and basketball courts, biking, and a waterfront esplanade.