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National Parks of New York HarborGeorge Washington was inaugurated on the site of today's Federal Hall, located across from the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street
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National Parks of New York Harbor
A Kite's-Eye View
 
Go fly a kite!

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Get a kite's eye view at Gateway National Recreation Area. This aerial photo shows part of the wall and dry moat around Fort Tompkins at Fort Wadsworth.

Go fly a kite with Park Rangers and take pictures from the air!

For more information about this program, call (718) 354-4530, #223 or email us.

See what a kite can see! Fly a kite with a Park Ranger. Our kite has a small camera attached to take aerial photographs (such as the one to the left). Park rangers help your see your photos immediately by loading them onto a laptop computer. Compare your photos with historic aerial photographs taken in the 1920s. After the visit, the National Park Service will send you your photographs by mail or email.

 

This program is weather-dependent. Kites can only be flown on sunny days with sufficient wind. 

 
Costumed interpretation is one of the public programs offered by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum  

Did You Know?
The award-winning Lower East Side Tenement Museum offers extensive on-site and community-based programs. The Tenement Museum is one of 23 unique destinations contained within the National Parks of New York Harbor.
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Last Updated: January 07, 2009 at 10:28 EST