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Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy

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◌ Protecting, restoring NYC’s largest open space
◌ Fostering community through free programs in parklands
◌ JBRPC is a project of @fundnyc

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Join us for Park Pals at Floyd Bennett Field on Sunday, October 18th at 10:00am!

Park Pals is an early childhood family program for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.

This session focuses on the special pollinators of Jamaica Bay and the unique coastal habitats where they can be found. We’ll explore and identify native pollinators like monarch butterflies, bumblebees, and cabbage moths, and their favorite snacks like milkweed, seaside goldenrod, and black-eyed susans.

Families will enjoy a range of hands-on activities and crafts in both indoor and outdoor settings. We’ll be going on a guided nature walk and engage in a demonstration by Ms. Butterfly!

Follow the link in our bio to register! taken in Floyd Bennett Field by @jbrpc

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The 9th Annual Raptorama Festival is coming to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday, 11.7, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Join Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, Gateway National Recreation Area (@gatewaynps), American Littoral Society (@littoralsociety), NYC Bird Alliance (@nycbirdalliance), and NYC Plover Project (@nycploverproject) to see some amazing raptors up close.

There will be two live animal education demonstrations led by the @wildlifecenterli, plus walks with park rangers and partners to look at the raptors that are traveling through Jamaica Bay on their fall migration.

Park partners and other organizations will have family-friendly activities available at tables outside of the visitor center.

For more information, please visit the link in our bio, or head to JBRPC.org/events by @jbrpc

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🧤Volunteers needed! 🧤

Come join us this autumn for a clean sweep of Jamaica Bay’s shorelines. Prevailing winds and tides in fall bring even more debris. We’ll really be raking it in 😏

For three weeks, we’ll be stewarding our shorelines around the bay:

Oct 24 - Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary
Oct 31 - Plumb Beach
Nov. 7 - Jamaica Bay Park
Nov. 14 - Canarsie Pier

Thank you to our volunteers, without whom our communal waters would be very different. 💙

If you’re keen to come out, enjoy the beautiful fall weather and meet like-minded neighbors, register via our bio link by @jbrpc

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Join us today at Canarsie Pier! 🐟

Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and National Park Service Rangers from @gatewaynps are hosting a free afternoon of fishing from 4:00–6:00 p.m.

If you’re an aspiring Jr. Angler or have dropped a line before, this hands-on program is a fun way to learn about local marine life and practice casting.
🎣 All fishing gear provided
🐟 No registration required
Canarsie Pier
Today, 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Learn more at JBRPC.org/events or through the link in our bio. by @jbrpc

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This October, join Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and National Park Service Rangers from @gatewaynps for an afternoon of fishing at Canarsie Pier!

Each Tuesday, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., you'll have the opportunity to learn fishing for free! Dates below:

🐟 Tuesday, 10/13 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

🐟 Tuesday, 10/20 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

🐟 Tuesday, 10/27, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Whether you are an aspiring Jr. Angler or have dropped a line before, this hands-on program is the perfect way to experience the fun of fishing together. Discover local marine life, learn how to become an ethical angler, and practice dropping a cast. All fishing gear provided.

No registration required! First come, first served.

To learn more, head to JBRPC.org/events OR the link in our bio by @jbrpc

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“The Legend of Wiley Post” (wide-format experimental film combining digital footage, hand-drawn animation, 3D animation, Pathé newsreels, and modular video synthesis) premiered recently on the façades of twin airport hangars at Floyd Bennett Field, New York City’s first airport, located on Jamaica Bay at the end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.

Legendary pilot Wiley Post flew around the world from Floyd Bennett Field in the 1930s, setting world records and inspiring the masses. In our film and a subsequent live performance, the newfangled ensemble, The Wiley Post Dance Band, carries on Wiley’s experimental legacy, bringing his story back to life on the same New York runways where Wiley once flew and landed.

Credits

Dance by Erin Kilmurray
Cinematography, animation, and editing by Wills Glasspiegel
Music by Wills, Smoota, and DJ Manny
Additional animation by Joey Morello
Sound mix by Michael Beharie
Produced by Glass Pictures
Drone documentation by Tiago Arismendy

“The Legend of Wiley Post” was commissioned by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy in partnership with the National Park Service for the Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival, 2026. taken in Floyd Bennett Airfield by @jbrpc

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#GANBASE memory from our #jamaicabay boat tour at #NYCW2025 with @jbrpc (@manclarke waving) and @cunykcc who own this fantastic #hybrid #catamaran
last but not leas: capt'n Brendan
You can now sign up for #GANBASE 2027
https://forms.gle/qv9jeJzC9ybkDjGEA taken in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge by @jbrpc

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Join us for Open House New York weekend! @openhousenewyork

Floyd Bennett Field Ryan Visitor Center & Hangar B, with its historic aircraft collection, will be open to the public on Saturday, 10/17, from 10am - 1pm

To learn more head to the link in our bio, or JBRPC.org/events! taken in Floyd Bennett Field by @jbrpc

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We’re still buzzing from Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival from this past Saturday, October 3 😊

An estimated 2,200 of our friends and neighbors came out to the free evening event. Embracing a vibrant “dinner and a show” format, families and visitors gathered early on the lawn to enjoy a community-wide BYO picnic dinner, before enjoying art and seeing the possibilities of activating Hangars 3 & 4 at Floyd Bennett Field.

We’re inviting everyone to help shape the future of Floyd Bennett Field by joining the newly launched “Fifty for Floyd Bennett Field” campaign. The initiative invites everyone to contribute $50—or whatever they can, from $5 to $500 and beyond—to support the rehabilitation and reactivation of historic Hangars 3 & 4 as vibrant year-round spaces for arts, education, research, recreation, and community gathering.

To learn more about the future of Floyd Bennett Field, and how you can contribute, head to JBRPC.org/future OR the link in our bio.

Photos by @bloombergdotorg taken in Floyd Bennett Field by @jbrpc

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This October, join Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and National Park Service Rangers from @gatewaynps for an afternoon of fishing at Canarsie Pier!

Each Tuesday, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., you'll have the opportunity to learn fishing for free! Dates below:

🐟 Tuesday, 10/13, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🐟 Tuesday, 10/20 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🐟 Tuesday, 10/27, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Whether you are an aspiring Jr. Angler or have dropped a line before, this hands-on program is the perfect way to experience the fun of fishing together. Discover local marine life, learn how to become an ethical angler, and practice dropping a cast. All fishing gear provided.

No registration required! First come, first served.

Thank you to everyone who joined our first session on October 6!

To learn more, head to JBRPC.org/events OR the link in our bio taken in Canarsie Pier by @jbrpc

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Our next Park Pals session is happening at our Floyd Bennett Field classroom on Sunday, October 18, at 10:00 a.m.!

Park Pals is an early childhood family program for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.

This October session focuses on the special pollinators of Jamaica Bay and the unique coastal habitats where they can be found. We’ll explore and identify native pollinators like monarch butterflies, bumblebees, and cabbage moths, and their favorite snacks like milkweed, seaside goldenrod, and black-eyed susans.

Follow the link in our bio to register 🔗 taken in Floyd Bennett Field by @jbrpc

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Sights and sounds from Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival from this past Saturday, October 3 😊

An estimated 2,200 of our friends and neighbors came out to the free evening event. Embracing a vibrant “dinner and a show” format, families and visitors gathered early on the lawn to enjoy a community-wide BYO picnic dinner, before enjoying art and seeing the possibilities of activating Hangars 3 & 4 at Floyd Bennett Field.

We’re inviting everyone to help shape the future of Floyd Bennett Field by joining the newly launched “Fifty for Floyd Bennett Field” campaign. The initiative invites everyone to contribute $50—or whatever they can, from $5 to $500 and beyond—to support the rehabilitation and reactivation of historic Hangars 3 & 4 as vibrant year-round spaces for arts, education, research, recreation, and community gathering.

To learn more about the future of Floyd Bennett Field, and how you can contribute, head to JBRPC.org/future OR the link in our bio.

📹: @lowelalomar taken in Floyd Bennett Field by @jbrpc

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