July 11, 2023 - 7:20 PM
86°F / 30°C

Walkthrough of Gantry Plaza State Park and the Hunter's Point section of Long Island City, Queens, via the following route: Hunter's Point South Park Extension → Hunter's Point Park South → Gantry Plaza State Park → southbound on Center Boulevard → eastbound on 46th Avenue → southbound on Vernon Boulevard.

Highlights:
00:00 - Hunter's Point South Park Extension
07:25 - Hunter's Point South NYC Ferry Landing, entering Hunter's Point South Park
11:20 - Entering Gantry Plaza State Park
13:13 - "Live at the Gantries" outdoor live music venue, AJOYO performing
15:56 - Queens Public Library at Hunters Point
20:27 - Pepsi Cola Sign
22:11 - Long Island City NYC Ferry Landing
24:17 - Walking south on Center Boulevard
25:27 - Walking east on 46th Avenue
26:58 - Culture Lab LIC art center
29:00 - Walking south on Vernon Boulevard
33:42 - St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
34:57 - Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station

From Wikipedia:
"Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the extreme western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek—which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn—to the south.

Incorporated as a city in 1870, Long Island City was originally the seat of government of the Town of Newtown, before becoming part of the City of Greater New York in 1898. In the early 21st century, Long Island City became known for its rapid and ongoing residential growth and gentrification, its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. The area has a high concentration of art galleries, art institutions, and studio space.

Long Island City is the eastern terminus of the Queensboro Bridge, the only non-tolled automotive route connecting Queens and Manhattan. Northwest of the bridge are the Queensbridge Houses, a development of the New York City Housing Authority and the largest public housing complex in the Western Hemisphere.

Long Island City is part of Queens Community District 1 to the north and Queens Community District 2 to the south. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 108th Precinct. Politically, Long Island City is represented by the New York City Council's 26th District.

Hunter's Point South is a mixed-use development situated on approximately 30 acres of prime waterfront property in 30 acres (120,000 m2) in Long Island City, the westernmost neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. Up to 5,000 housing units, 60 percent of which will be affordable to middle class, are expected to be developed on the site. As of Spring 2017, the project had attracted $2 billion from private investors.

Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) state park on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The park is located in a former dockyard and manufacturing district, and includes remnants of facilities from the area's past. The most prominent feature of the park is a collection of gantries with car float transfer bridges, which in turn were served by barges that carried freight railcars between Queens and Manhattan."

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