Breezy Point, New Jersey · Kings County · Facility
The Visitors Center, once New York City's first airport terminal, now houses a ranger desk, a bookstore, bathrooms, and many exhibits on the history of aviation, particularly here at Floyd Bennett Field, as well as exhibits about the ecosystems and flora and fauna of the New York Harbor area.
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The Visitors Center, once New York City's first airport terminal, now houses a ranger desk, a bookstore, bathrooms, and many exhibits on the history of aviation, particularly here at Floyd Bennett Field, as well as exhibits about the ecosystems and flora and fauna of the New York Harbor area.
From the North, East and West Take the Belt Parkway to Exit 11S (Flatbush Avenue) Follow Flatbush Avenue south to the last light before the Marine Parkway Bridge toll plaza. Turn left at the light, into the park. From the South Woodhaven Boulevard to Cross Bay Boulevard. West on Beach Channel Drive to the Marine Parkway Bridge (towards Brooklyn.) Turn right at the first traffic light after the toll plaza into the park.
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