• Get away to Gateway, where you can camp and stay healthy with heart-smart activities. Photo by Sebastiano Privitera; used by permission.

    Gateway

    National Recreation Area NY,NJ

Distance Learning Opportunities with Jamaica Bay

The National Park Service Teaching With Historic Places program uses properties listed in the NPS National Register of Historic Places to support and enliven the teaching of history, social studies, geography, civics and related subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom. Current lesson plans include Gateway's Floyd Bennett Field: Naval Aviation's Home in Brooklyn.

Did You Know?

Cyclists on Floyd Bennett Field.

Before they built the first airplane, the Wright Brothers were bicycle manufacturers.  Today, the historic runways of Gateway's Floyd Bennett Field are used by cyclists throughout the year. More...