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About 45,000 athletes gathered at Fort Wadsworth on November 7, 2010 to begin the annual New York City Marathon. NPS PHOTO Check out our latest podcasts! Did you know that the New York City Marathon begins at Fort Wadsworth, part of Gateway's Staten Island Unit? "A Run in the Park" reveals how national parks in both urban and remote areas alike promote health and strength through recreation. 
Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Renay Moran-Kurklen helps her students test water samples at Floyd Bennett Field's Dead Horse Bay. NPS PHOTO National parks also add depth and interest to student learning. "Making It Stick" is the fifth and final installment of our series on our 2009 Teacher-Ranger-Teacher, Renay Moran-Kurklen, and how she integrates classroom teaching with experiential learning for her fifth graders. |
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Did You Know?
Journalist Jacob Riis was called "New York's most useful citizen," by Theodore Roosevelt. Riis often accompanied Police Commissioner Roosevelt in raids exposing the hardship of life for New York City's poor and immigrant populations and published his photos in newspapers. More...