List of New York City parks relating to the Vietnam War
Vietnam Veterans Plaza during the Transit Veterans Association's 2014 annual Memorial Day ceremony
Within the city-operated parks system of New York City, there are many parks that are either named after individuals who participated in the Vietnam War or contain monuments relating to the war.
Manhattan[]
- Vietnam Veterans Plaza[1]
- Anibal Aviles Playground[2]
- Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground[3]
Bronx[]
- Carlos J. Lozada Playground[4]
Queens[]
- Strack Pond[5]
- Elmhurst Park has the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial[6][7]
- Private William Gray Park[8]
- Walter J. Wetzel Triangle
- Strippoli Square[9]
- Nine Heroes Plaza[10]
- Ten Heroes Plaza[11]
- Frank J. McManus Memorial[12]
- L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground[13]
Brooklyn[]
- Barone Triangle[14]
- Colonel Donald Cook Square[15]
- Hickman Playground[16]
- John Allen Payne Park[17]
- Pfc Norton Playground[18]
- Russell Pedersen Playground[19]
- Father Kehoe Square has a memorial for this war.[20]
- John Paul Jones Park has a memorial for this war.[21]
Staten Island[]
- Buono Beach[22]
- Capodanno Memorial[23]
- Lt. Lia Playground[24]
References[]
- ^ "Vietnam Veterans Plaza". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Anibal Aviles Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Carlos J. Lozada Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "PFC Lawrence Strack Meadow : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ Brand, David (November 28, 2018). "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Finally Breaks Ground in Elmhurst Park". Queens Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "New Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Elmhurst Park is a long time in coming". TimesLedger. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Private William Gray Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Strippoli Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Nine Heroes Plaza : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Ten Heroes Plaza : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Ten Heroes Plaza : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Barone Triangle : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Colonel Donald Cook Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Hickman Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "John Allen Payne Park : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Pfc Norton Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Russell Pedersen Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Father Kehoe Square : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Vietnam Memorial : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Buono Beach : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Capodanno Memorial : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Lt. Lia Playground : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
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