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Marsha P. Johnson State Park

Park · Williamsburg, New York

A state park on the East River, open year-round and closing at dusk. Dogs and bicycle riding are prohibited.

History

The park opened on May 26, 2007 as East River State Park, on the former site of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. It was renamed in February 2020 and dedicated on August 24, 2020 to honor the LGBTQ activist Marsha P. Johnson, making it the first New York state park named for an LGBTQ person.

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East River waterfront near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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