Gateway National Recreation Area - Places (U.S. National Park Service)

Fort Hancock's 9 gun battery firing, 1941.

NPS/Gateway NRA Museum Collection

Fort Hancock's 9 gun battery being test fired, 1941.

National Parks are special places; places that tell the fascinating stories of our country and its vast and diverse natural and historical heritage. At Gateway, these places tell the stories of our nation's defense, the golden age of aviation and the evolution of aviation technology, maritime safety, public recreation, natural resource protection, and the history of New York. Click on the links below to learn more.

Staten Island Places: Fort Wadsworth

Miller Field Staten Island Maritime

Jamaica Bay Places: Fort Tilden

Floyd Bennett Field Jacob Riis Park

Sandy Hook Places: Fort Hancock

Sandy Hook Proving Ground Sandy Hook Maritime

WPA poster for New York City airports, circa 1939.

Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs Division

Poster produced by the WPA Federal Arts Project for New York City's airports.