Thomas J. Travers Park
Park · Jackson Heights, New York
A park on 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets: park ID Q303, 1.92 acres, property type Playground, ZIP 11372, Community Board 3, Council Member Shekar Krishnan.
History
The land was condemned in 1948 and the park was rebuilt in 2020. NYC Parks writes of its namesake that Thomas J. Travers "served as Democratic District Leader for Woodside-Jackson Heights from 1940 until his death in 1958."
Visit
34th Avenue between 77th Street and 78th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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