Wildlife refuge in New York City
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in New York City managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
It is composed of the open water and intertidal salt marshes and wetlands of Jamaica Bay. It lies entirely within the boundaries of New York City, divided between the boroughs of Brooklyn to the west and Queens to the east.
How locals move
Getting around Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the local way
- Get inNYC Ferry runs a ferry from the Financial District in Manhattan via Southwest Brooklyn in Brooklyn.
From Wikivoyage: Queens/The Rockaways, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-09.
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