Marsha P. Johnson State Park

For the park in Manhattan, see East River Park.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
East River State Park
View of Marsha P. Johnson State Park with the East River and Midtown Manhattan in the background
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TypeState park
LocationWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nearest cityNew York City
Coordinates40°43′18″N 73°57′44″W / 40.721592°N 73.962257°W / 40.721592; -73.962257
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Created2007
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors1,464,993 (in 2014)[1]
OpenYear round

Marsha P. Johnson State Park (formerly and also known as East River State Park) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) state park[2] in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. The park stretches along the East River near North 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets, with views of the Williamsburg Bridge and Midtown Manhattan.

East River State Park opened in 2007 on the site of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. The park was renamed in honor of gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson in 2020, becoming the first New York state park to be named after an LGBTQ person.[3][4]

  1. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9" (PDF). 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 672. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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