Get The Scoop On Fun and Empowering Events in Southeast Queens the Weekend of August 21st

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Fun and Empowering Events in Southeast Queens the Weekend of August 21st

Get The Scoop On Jamaica Bay In This Op-Ed By Neighbor Johanna Ortiz

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Neighbor Johanna Ortiz Reveals
The Magic of Jamaica Bay

Click Picture For Larger View of Jamaica Bay Northwest Aerial View 2013

Picture by Joe Mabel

Johanna Ortiz, Edgemere

Jamaica Bay is one of the most magical places in our neighborhood, a wild, living stretch of water and marshland tucked right between Far Rockaway and JFK. It’s easy to pass by it without thinking, but once you slow down and really look, you realize how special it is.

This bay has a story.  

Once heavily polluted and overlooked, Jamaica Bay has become one of NYC’s most important coastal ecosystems. It’s home to salt marshes, protected wetlands, and one of the largest bird sanctuaries on the East Coast. It’s a place where nature fights to thrive, and where we get a front‑row seat to its resilience.

Jamaica Bay From Belt Parkway 2006 Pic by GK tramrunner229