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

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The ocean came through Jacob Riis Bathhouse and toppled the brick wall behind it. While Gateway was hit hard by the hurricane, the park will recover.

The ocean came through Jacob Riis Bathhouse and toppled the brick wall behind it. While Gateway was hit hard by the hurricane, the park will recover over time.

NPS PHOTO by John Harlan Warren

Press releases and media advisories

Gateway is proud to serve such a diverse and exciting urban area. We want you to join us at park programs and events. We also want you to know how the park preserves Gateway's historic, natural and recreational resources through innovative efforts and public-private partnerships. Check this section for press releases and media advisories to learn the latest about how this park manages over 26,000 acres of land and water in New York and New Jersey.

 
Goats manage weed control at Gateway's Fort Wadsworth.

The new "Guardians of the Narrows"? During the summer, goats manage weed control at Gateway's Fort Wadsworth. They burn calories instead of fossil fuel and can get into tight places better than bulky equipment.

NPS PHOTO by Linda Canzanelli

Out of the Gateway, our quarterly park newsletter

Get to know Gateway inside and out. Four times a year, Out of the Gateway highlights the work by our terrific employees, volunteers, interns and partner organizations in making park areas in Sandy Hook, Jamaica Bay and Staten Island safer, cleaner and more appealing for all visitors. Check out the innovative work being done at America's first urban national park. Park newsletters are available as both high quality and email size PDF files. Check out any issue from June 2011 onward.

 
Urban camping is one of the ways Gateway enhanced visitor experiences in 2011. Come to Floyd Bennett Field and bring your tent.

Urban camping is one of the ways Gateway enhanced visitor experiences in 2011. Come to Floyd Bennett Field and bring your tent.

Photo by Sebastiano Privitera, Volunteer-in-Parks

State of the Park Reports

These annual reports showcase Gateway's natural, cultural and recreational resources as well as the contibuting efforts and achievements of park staff, volunteers, friends and partners. (NOTE: Reports are high quality PDF files. They will take a few minutes to download.)

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  • Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee

    The Fort Hancock Historic District, located at the northern tip of Sandy Hook Unit, includes dozens of historic Army structures. Can and should they be preserved? If so, how? This committee, formed under the FACA Act of 1972, is looking for solutions. Read More

  • Laws and Policies Laws and Policies

    Find out what activities are permitted at Gateway's three units, including the locations of First Amendment areas of each section of the park. Read More

Did You Know?

Fort Hancock Foghorn newspaper announces Judy Garland's performance in 1943

Did you know that many celebrities visited Fort Hancock in World War II?  Judy Garland performed for the soldiers at Fort Hancock in 1943. Lana Turner also visited the fort during the war. More...