A guide to the islands of New York City

… was built there to host the 1936 Olympic trials where gold medalist Jesse Owens qualified later that venue became … Freedoms Park to the south and the Light House Park to the north There are grills available to the public in the latter … in the late 19 th century first the Army and then the Coast Guard established offices and living quarters here …

By Alanna Schubach |June 19, 2017 - 1:45PM