Little Bay Park

This little neiborhood park looks out to the Bay and Throgs Neck bridge, nesting alongside Cross Island Parkway.

The boundaries are Cross Island Parkway, Utopia Parkway, and the beachfront. For western bound, take exit 32 toward Bell Blvd. At the traffic light, turn right. This parcel was acquired in Septmber 1950. The plan was to develope the shoreline area. However, it didn't carry out due to the Throgs Neck Bridge construction and the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. And Parks renamed the property’s present name in 1973, from Clearview Park.

Bayside, originally inhabited by the Matinecock tribe, was granted to William Lawrence by King Charles I in 1644, spurring European settlement. It became part of Queens County in 1683. Most early records were lost in an 1780s fire linked to arson. During the Revolutionary War, Bayside supported the British and faced two failed Patriot raids. The arrival of the North Shore Railroad in 1866 brought rapid growth, attracting wealthy New Yorkers and actors. After the film industry moved to California in the 1920s, Bayside’s economy relied on the Little Neck shellfish beds.

It's a nice park with beautiful views of Throggs Neck Bridge.

Nice place to chill, walk and enjoy with partners as well as family. It’s our go to spot for me and my husband. There are two sides of the park to explore around.

We had an office clean-up event here. It's a nice place to walk, stroll, bike ride, bring the kids, the dog or fly a kite. We were by the water and had a nice view of the bridge. It's kept clean and I saw some areas where pretty flowers were starting to bloom. It has a great big parking lot too.

Cute little park over looking the river and bridge. Plenty of deer and geese. Very peaceful lovely place to walk around and enjoy the good views!